Most properties are located relatively close to a school and a taxi rank, but the average distance to the nearest major market is considerably greater.
A short route from the post office to a taxi rank involved crossing a road with no curbs although a string of bollards separated the pedestrian path from the road.
They are there where you want them, where you know the taxi rank is, and they always do a good business there.
But they are forbidden to hang about, to loiter or to park to secure fares away from the taxi rank.
On 17 of those occasions, there has been no taxi whatever on the station taxi rank.
In practice, it is best to put the taxi rank in the middle and that has been done.
Incidentally, the new station will have a taxi rank—the old station did not—and will be fully accessible to disabled passengers.
One can see a queue at a taxi rank and choose to get the bus home.
