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Tis true. The Paddington taxis do work pretty well, although the system is necessary because of the lack of space outside the station - just two lanes. I was catching a cab at JFK last night and the four-lanes encouraged the drivers, an admittedly unruly bunch compared to the Knowledge-trained London cabbies, to pull up wherever they wanted.
Denton, presumably rocking to the rugged individualism of his adopted home, also neglects to mention another aspect of Paddington's success - cab sharing. This vile socialistic imposition is used on one of the two lines, the other being used to service Ayn Rand's crew. You pay a fixed rate to go to various zip/post codes, about half the likely metered fare, and also tend to get to the front of the line very quickly.
I tried it the other week, and ended up having a delightful discussion about coastal defence with my fellow travellers.
This is how they do it in Vegas and it's badass. Last time I went, my plane got in at peak hours during the busy season and I was in a line of about 300 freshly deplaned tourists waiting for a taxi. I was in a taxi