Residents in Stanwell Moor, a village located just two miles from Terminal 5, say cabbies use the area as a 'free' place to wait for jobs.
Families living near Heathrow Airport say 'nightmare' private hire taxi drivers are causing bedlam by urinating in the streets, parking in disabled bays and 'intimidating' locals.
Residents in Stanwell Moor, a village located just two miles from Terminal 5, say cabbies use the area as a 'free' place to wait for jobs Read MoreEXCLUSIVE Cate Blanchett's Cornish neighbours celebrate as star ditches plans for car park at £5m holiday home Heathrow is Britain's busiest airport, with more than 81 million passengers passing through over the last year.'The entire neighbourhood is fed up with it. I know some people are even considering moving out.
'Just the other day, I asked one to move - and he squared up to me. He shouted: 'Why have we got to move? What right do you have?'Residents have accused taxi drivers of dumping rubbish from their vehicles in the local areaThey also say drivers use up local parking, including people's personal disabled spaces
She claimed: 'They don't care. They just don't give a damn. They park where they want and leave their engines and lights on until the early hours. He claimed: 'Sometimes they get a bit ratty but I generally find they move if you approach them nicely.Jeff Ford, 67, who has lived in the village for 44 years, said taxi drivers aren't the only problem.Some locals have resorted to having their own signs displayed outside their properties
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