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The talk of taxis has unearthed a further thought from me.
I recently went off to a distant wedding and got the details and number of a taxi firm from the hotel that I was heading for.I did not pre-book a taxi, but when I arrived at the relevant railway station, a (signwritten) taxi of that firm was waiting, I couldn't get a phone signal to phone them so I approached the driver who was waiting for his own customer, and asked him to contact them for me, he said he would phone his brother for me, then told me the colour of his brother's car and where it would park (further back). The car was not signwritten, and I only realised later that his 'brother' was not working for the same firm, and the legitimate taxi driver had likely put me in contact with an illegal one. I then figured that to have one member working legally, would be a great scam for a group of illegal operatives to get business, because they would also see plenty of drunken people in need of a ride. I had no problem using the taxi in question because of the time of day and all other circumstances.
Hmmm. This has also made me wish we had concrete info on the exact whereabouts of Libby when P. first exits his car and then returns for a cigarette before walking to the corner again. If he was operating as an illegal taxi and there was somehow an arrangement in place for him to meet Libby, it is possible that she wandered/ got the wrong street corner/ bench. Maybe he is waiting for Libby to appear. Walks round corner. Libby has reappeared, she gets in car, and that is why her address was on his Sat Nav (according to his sister.) I suppose if you are taxi driving all night it could explain not being dressed for the weather aswell, expecting to be in a car all night.