Up to 5,000 taxis take part in West End strike action

The taxi protest lasted about an hour and was generally good-natured.

There were around 4,000-5,000 vehicles taking part rather than the 10,000 predicted by certain sections of the trade. Traffic has now returned to normal.

As a result of close co-operation between TfL and the Metropolitan Police the number of other road users caught in the congestion was minimised. However, we are sorry for the disruption caused to Londoners by the taxi trade's action.

The important thing now is continue with the process to get legal clarity on the issue of taxi meters. I hope that the industry will join us in taking that to a conclusion with all due speed.