Pre-preposterous taxis

This morning I was taken to the station by a minicab and, for the first time, noticed that little London Transport sign about the vehicle being a private hire car.

Of course I had seen the sign many times, but not paid attention to the words.

The sign says "Pre-Booked Only".

I am surprised such a cab came. After all, I had merely booked it. It should have come only to those who had rung even earlier and pre-booked it.

For some reason, in the last few years you are now asked to pre-order things, pre-book things and even to consume pre-prepared products. It is, as I have had cause to comment before, pre-preposterous.

I realise this is only a small thing. But surely Boris Johnson of all people would be able to see my point and do something about it.