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Call to open east Reading bus lane to private taxis

James Aldridge, local democracy reporter by James Aldridge, local democracy reporter
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 6:05 am
in Politics, Reading
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The King's Road westbound bus lane in East Reading. Picture: James Aldridge, Local Democracy Reporting Service

The King's Road westbound bus lane in East Reading. Picture: James Aldridge, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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Taxi drivers in Reading are calling on the council to let them drive down a traffic lane currently reserved for buses and cyclists.

Along Kings Road in east Reading, there are two bus lanes, one going east and one going west towards the town centre.

Currently, private taxis are allowed to use the westbound bus lane, but not the eastbound towards the A329, the M4, and Heathrow Airport.

A private hire taxi driver has complained that they often made ‘very late’ as a result of heavy traffic.

A petition signed by 187 people has been submitted calling for Reading Borough Council to allow private hire taxis to use the eastbound bus lane. It also calls on the council to allow private taxis to use the Duke Street ‘bus gate’ to access London Street.

The petition was delivered by Kamran Saddiq, at a recent council meeting.

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“I myself and likewise most of the private hire drivers in Reading have been driving Private Hire for many years,” he said. “Over the years the traffic situation in Reading has got from bad to worse.

“Day by day it is making our job very difficult and very challenging.”

He said that during peak times the roads are busy, causing passengers to be late arrivals.

“On several occasions we have clients who need to get to the airport in the mornings, we are always stuck in traffic,” he explained.

“If we were granted access to use this bus lane it would help us in a logistical way, as you have been very kind to grant us the inbound usage of the King’s Road bus lane a few years back, in which there have been barely any complaints of abusive use.

“It was given to us on a trial period, we all stuck to the rules.”

He said easing the flow of traffic would contribute to the council’s strategic aim of reducing pollution, and that the intention is not to slow buses down.

Mr Saddiq said: “The main reason of use is for the buses, we do not want to be stopping them escorting their passengers as well.”

The petition was officially received at the traffic management sub committee meeting on Wednesday, September 14.

Committee vice-chair councillor Matt Yeo (Labour, Caversham) explained that the petition has been received and considered by council officers for a report to the committee at a later date.

Currently, buses, cyclists, motorbikers and black cab drivers are allowed to use the eastbound bus lane according to road signs.

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