London Taxi Driver EXPOSES Uber | Joe Marler's Things People Do

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3 ай бұрын

Ever wondered what it's like to be a London Cab Driver? Joe Marler and Tom Fordyce sit down with Lee, a third-generation cab driver who tells them all about 'the knowledge', how to deal with drunk passengers and his problem with Uber!
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@Paythepipertoplay 3 ай бұрын

New years day 3am absolutely pissing with rain, i fell out of a random house party somewhere near canary wharf. No idea where i am freezing cold and a tenner in my pocket. Black cab pulled up, i told him i needed to get to Hammersmith and waited for laughing and 60 quid at least. The guy said he was on his way home to Fulham and it was free. Legend.

@BrandNew777 3 ай бұрын

Maybe was his first ride at 3am and you got lucky 😂

@KINGKING10109 Ай бұрын

You had us in the 1st half lol

@GMN360 3 ай бұрын

I loved black cabs…I’m retired now, live in outer London and I miss them. They were my lifesavers to get to appointments on time, when I got lost, bad weather, just lazy and didn’t want to do the tube, and after work having spent too long in a central pub! I’ve had many a great conversation with the drivers and solved the problems of the world. Cabbies are so knowledgeable, not only with the knowledge!

@user-mt7xh4lx5h 3 ай бұрын

Well done Lee represented us well mate 👍

@user-dx7vf3cs8i 3 ай бұрын

loved this podcast, who wouldve thought a podcast about a cabbys life would be this interesting and entertaining, really glad lee was able to speak about his struggles with mental health, glad he got through it and feels comfortable to speak about it, its so important especially for men

@TomtheTaxiDriver 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a bunch Lee! Great repping of the modern day London cabbie!

@petevito 3 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed listening to that. Thanks guys.

@itellyouwhy6957 3 ай бұрын

Well done Lee. You were class big chap.

@patholmwood2030 2 ай бұрын

as an professional driver in Philadelphia I love listening to this. Hearing about exsctly which way to go on certain trips is really cool to me. Having been a driver for 7+ years I know my city like the back of my hand, so learning about the intricacies of other cities, especially international ones like London is incredibly cool to me

@hartingtonbear 3 ай бұрын

the knowledge has got a lot easier in the last few years theres only about 10 roads left in london that aint been bollarded off

@vladgradinariu30 3 ай бұрын

Great to hear insight into the life of a cab driver! Lee is a top bloke !

@pd220783 3 ай бұрын

This is one of the best podcasts I've heard

@chokeizm 3 ай бұрын

not sure how this is on my yt reccomended but watching from tw10 mad . brilliant show new sub here

@revilo.k3215 2 ай бұрын

Same

@greglegshakey Ай бұрын

Recent subscriber here, gents. What a cracking pod 🤙🏼

@chrishomer1079 3 ай бұрын

Awesome Joe podcast love it 😂

@sanxi34 3 ай бұрын

Ever since the taxis decided in Spain to take on the same role as Uber/Cabify as having clean cars, being showered, and offering an app service, I have not taken an Uber. My problem was getting in cabs where the driver hadn't showered in two days, with open smelly food, and a dirty car. Some started to subscribe to apps like FreeNow, clean cars, clean clothes (no need for a suit and tie), etc. And that was the moment I decided I would always get a cab, specially when ordering on the app

@BonusHole 3 ай бұрын

Where do you get your nails done?

@YaDunno54 3 ай бұрын

Well done represented all the cabbies love from Coventry

@Peezcrop 2 ай бұрын

Great interview can’t believe Joe couldn’t grasp north and south of the river though 😂

@connordill2918 3 ай бұрын

Being a knowledge student loved this podcast and yes I come off my bike early on 😂

@herb2078 3 ай бұрын

Always used to be loyal to black cabs but over the last few years Iv been shafted countless times where they take the piss and deliberately go a longer route and try ramp up the fee. Uber whether people like it or not is straight and you don’t get done. The romance of getting shafted doesn’t add up mate unfortunately.

@1eddwood 3 ай бұрын

What a load of crap , go straight you must be joking they are clueless

@herb2078 3 ай бұрын

@@1eddwood mate Iv been done so many times by the black cabs! Genuinely Iv tried this three times black cab one way Uber back and cost nearly double every time black cab. Facts are facts mate

@MrTangolizard 3 ай бұрын

@@herb2078yeah because Uber rates are poverty wages for the driver they earn less than minimum wage I guess your happy paying for your trainers being made by children in Vietnam and your iPhone being made in a factory that has suicide nets

@simatbirch 3 ай бұрын

Bullshit

@tom4626 3 ай бұрын

Got a subscriber locked in - that was a great chat

@jasonwilson-nw5pe 3 ай бұрын

enjoyed that.

@stevenb2366 3 ай бұрын

The meter price is regulated fixed by the local authority council not the taxi driver! Uber prices surge in busy times often well over and above black cabs Get a bus , cycle or walk if you're cheap it's the punters choice if they want an Uber and sit in traffic or a black cab for a few quid more but quicker journey It's your decision

@ianstewart119 2 ай бұрын

Do uber take wheelchairs?

@KyronBristol 2 ай бұрын

@@ianstewart119yea

@maxanderson9692 3 ай бұрын

I love the London black cab scene and think it should never go away but he needs to get he’s facts right about Uber! U do not flag down an Uber and then tell the driver where you want to go the app has already sorted all of that before your driver even arrives!

@user-lf6ls9vb5y 3 ай бұрын

Black cabs have apps like free now and gett.

@shsh-he5qg 3 ай бұрын

Haha exactly, the guys chatting shite, their good old days have long gone! That’s why they are bitter.

@joaquimioakim229 3 ай бұрын

The difference is that the cab driver knows where he’s going and will probably know when it’s busy what roads to avoid, like avoid Shaftesbury avenue and the strand when the theatres chuck out, we’ll always try to find an alternative route that’s quicker and cheaper. Lots of nuances in the job that are not always visible to the public

@bigjml 3 ай бұрын

@@user-lf6ls9vb5yUber drivers also work in FreeNow

@bigjml 3 ай бұрын

@@joaquimioakim229What? Like continuously exaggerating the cost of a new Taxi? They aren’t £70k

@katiestanziano7934 2 ай бұрын

Awesome chat

@kquinny 3 ай бұрын

smashing taxi driver! :) spurs boy aswell!

@spikeytop8982 3 ай бұрын

. I thought he was alright until you mentioned that.

@sosa2073 3 ай бұрын

COYS!

@Ken_oh545 3 ай бұрын

Beauchamp Place pronounced Beecham love it, old-fashioned bloke knows the city like the back of his hand, I lived North End Road for years up near what was then The Three Kings (until I got sick of the break-ins) so knew W London almost as well as a cabbie or at least I used to. A mnemonic for the bridges came in handy Bridges Are Clearly Very Long (Battersea Albert Chelsea Victoria Lambeth) was helpful in the early months. And there was an obscene version of the mnemonic but am not writing that here

@rw20000 3 ай бұрын

London's poshest kebab shop . Remember it well

@jamiejosh96 3 ай бұрын

Maybe because he’s actually a Londoner 😂

@thomasillman8523 2 ай бұрын

Loved listening to this, Lee the Legend. Very good insight to the cabby’s journey. Keep up the good work fellas.

@jakehowie442 3 ай бұрын

Uber is pretty reliable to be fair and maybe slightly cheaper, especially after 11pm at night At the end of the day most people who use a taxi are doing so because it’s quicker or more convenient from A to B. Serves the same purpose as a London taxi. If there was one London taxi app like Uber, well known that’d be a lot easier

@Bad_Gnasher 2 ай бұрын

I love Lee, especially when I found out he's a Spurs fan.

@illegalalien6199 3 ай бұрын

Lee is a unit!

@JoshEssex123 3 ай бұрын

This would have been much better if Joe didn't keep being silly and pretending to get the wrong idea about everything.

@Ken_oh545 3 ай бұрын

Yes in the first few minutes he questions that dead easy run Heathrow - Hilton Park Lane then he doesn't know what a jazz mag is. Hope he has some knowledge about something...

@michaeldunn7554 2 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this one. Im not a Black cab driver but this man told us all the amount of work you must do to qualify as one. The KNOWLEDGE is famous and famously hard so getting picked up by a LICENSED cabbie who is honest and monitored by various organisations definitely puts your mind at rest. So how the hell hasl Uber been allowed to work alongside them with absolutely no qualifications??!! No wonder Black cabbies are not happy with them. Anyone who gets in them is at risk. There have been secksual assults committed by their drivers and years ago I know someone who was asked if the Uber drivers mate could come and sit in the passenger seat cos he talks good English and knows the roads better. True story that !!!! For me its Black cabby every time.....plus their usually good golfers if you need a playing partner 😅

@mmaud8423 3 ай бұрын

ive been using Uber and i book online they dont ask for my address when they pick me up just my name .... because it is already booked where you are going.. i dont have any complains about Uber.. the service is reliable..

@Big786Boss Ай бұрын

Not sure where the assumption comes where you have to ask the passenger for address then type it on the nav lol

@mikeytv5805 Ай бұрын

hi please so after taking a year off uber and I have my badge expired, what should I do ???I have to go and do test again for the badge ???

@SEBZED86 2 ай бұрын

Got an uber home from a party. On the way the driver did an emergency stop! 🛑 Why you may ask, because he didn’t know there was a tight left hand corner coming up round a park….😢

@jeezy8360 Ай бұрын

I bet you still take ubers though 😅

@PoshCountry1 3 ай бұрын

Joe hasn’t heard of the knowledge and doesn’t know what a jazz pamphlet is, wow😮

@JPL243 3 ай бұрын

Because he’s a total lemon

@Peezcrop 2 ай бұрын

Or north and south and he seemingly thinks Phil Collins is Lionel Ritchie 😂

@sazner 3 ай бұрын

The issue I find with free now is that nobody takes the ride when I need it, end up wasting 10 minutes waiting so someone to accept.

@ENZOxDV9 3 ай бұрын

Yea probably just not enough black cab over uber drivers

@voice.of.reason 3 ай бұрын

Taxi's are a rip off. Before covid you could get a taxi that took 45 mins 25 miles to Luton Airport for £30. Now it costs £75. Since covid, our wages haven't doubled, like taxi fares have more than doubled. Uber are a lot cheaper and they are not taking the piss out of us, like taxis

@meeoverhere3396 2 ай бұрын

Uber is minimum wage after all expenses deductions for drivers. Recently the uber algorithms have changed from deducting 25% of drivers earnings to variable. This variable means uber will deduct any percentage it wants so as to ensure the driver earns only minimum wage or just a little above. The algorithms are not hard to decipher after 7,000 trips and having huge driver earnings cuts. A different career is now on the horizon.. Good luck to the populations with the immigrant surge that's gonna be uber drivers!

@jeezy8360 Ай бұрын

Everytime I've got a London taxi I've noticed I've had to redirect the cabbie because he thought I was a fool. I know my way around London mate 😅😅

@shazk8619 Ай бұрын

Maybe im confused, but if i order an Uber executive i probably get a Mercedes turns up, an compared to sitting in hard rock seats of a black cap your in soft leather and comfort and on top of that it most likely be half the price of a black cab.

@giteausuperstar 12 күн бұрын

Cabbies are so bitter about Uber it seems to me. They don’t ask you how to spell the bloody address, you’ve already set the destination in the app! Whether the guy is following a sat nav or knows the route off the top of his head really make no difference whatsoever. I think they’re just very proud about their knowledge but haven’t accepted that it’s redundant information now.

@maxanderson9692 3 ай бұрын

Wow, wow, wow! 😮 Hold it right there pal! Did you just suggest or claim that when getting in an Uber you have to tell the Uber driver where you’re going and they’re like struggling to spell it or don’t know where it is! 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ the destination is already sorted and priced before they even arrive to you! 😂😂😂

@shsh-he5qg 3 ай бұрын

I have been using Uber for years, I asked a few drivers why they ask where your going and ask for your name, he said that way he knows he’s got the right passenger in the car, which makes sense, especially when picking up from busy locations

@jakehowie442 3 ай бұрын

Of course it’s to double check they’ve got the right person and destination.

@TomtheTaxiDriver 3 ай бұрын

Until you want to change the destination

@bigjml 3 ай бұрын

This does look very much like a puff piece for Black Cabs with little actual facts regarding Uber. With Black Cab opinion instead of facts

@bigjml 3 ай бұрын

@@TomtheTaxiDriverWhich is done via the App.

@waynesilverman3048 3 ай бұрын

My younger sister doesn't like chat with them (she's a bit outspoken but just wants to go to our mother's ) on a morning when I go to work if pouring down with rain ,Im the same and there always more talkative on a morningwhere I'm too tired to talk and carnt wait to get out the car ! As they talk more when u want them to be quite

@simatbirch 3 ай бұрын

Cabbies won’t talk to a punter who doesn’t want to talk. It isn’t rocket science.

@aliciaallen5192 3 ай бұрын

love the black cab ! i would mever use uber . You get what you pay for .

@jeezy8360 Ай бұрын

Good for you

@rq21abdullahi96 Ай бұрын

You book uber every day.

@lewiss626 3 ай бұрын

I'll be honest as someone who lives outside of london, i will use Uber over local taxi companies when i just need a taxi off the street rather then pre booked (pre booked i will always use a local firm) because uber is just more reliable and appears to have more drivers. All the local company taxi drivers tell me post covid there are just less drivers out there now because the demand has gone down and there's much less work and we dont have any of these apps in my area such as gett, free now ect...

@dannycanning9959 3 ай бұрын

F black cabs prices are ridiculous f the tradition and your knowledge you done. I’m a business man like they are everytime you want to get home black cabs pull your pants down. Uber are fair very fair get over it mate Uber wins

@user-lf6ls9vb5y 3 ай бұрын

Just because you cant afford it mate doesnt mean others cant. Seems to supply 20k drivers pretty well.😊

@dannycanning9959 3 ай бұрын

@@user-lf6ls9vb5y can’t afford it here we go 👍🏼

@stephenholmes1036 3 ай бұрын

Uber prices vary depending on time of day and can be far more expensive

@TheL184 3 ай бұрын

Not a fair deal for the Uber drivers. You clearly care just as little for the cab drivers earnings than the Uber drivers. Meaning your done as well.

@twinpotracer 3 ай бұрын

taxi now app doesnt work. please can you guys do advertisement of some sort so we can support the cabs

@leepearce4198 3 ай бұрын

free now or gett taxi. thanks for your support

@twinpotracer 3 ай бұрын

@JoeMarler. gay

@londonman8688 3 ай бұрын

does joe not come to london much ?

@simonhadenough2267 3 ай бұрын

When everything is "uberised" like accounting, law, banking you know all the professional jobs in the city via Ai, which is coming and they are all being undercut the story will be different, and lets not forget all the creative jobs media, design, publishing etc, when human interaction is not needed and they are all unemployed will not have such a high opinion of disruptive technology. Be careful what you wish for.

@louminati4318 3 ай бұрын

Cabbies are too thick to understand that, mate. City of London, Strand & Mayfair used to be full of workers. Today it is a near ghost town. This gives you an indication of where we are going.

@yougotthewrongguy693 3 ай бұрын

2 mins in I said nahh these geezers get a like bruv

@Big786Boss Ай бұрын

£80 from kingscross to heathow and £30 on uber black cabs are deffo cheaper

@user-lf6ls9vb5y 3 ай бұрын

Uber have only been able to undercut normal taxis as they use investors money to subsidise the fare, they also pay no tax in the UK. The certain demographic of driver is unfairly a immigrant whos happy with £10 per hour and it could be said theyre being exploited by the passengers.

@shsh-he5qg 3 ай бұрын

My neighbour is a immigrant Uber driver, when he first started, he had a Prius for years, changed that for a newer one, they a Mercedes’ people carrier, and a couple of years ago bought a brand new s class merc, he owns the house he lives in, seem to have a decent lifestyle, doubt you can afford to look after a family, pay the mortgage and bills etc😂

@user-lf6ls9vb5y 3 ай бұрын

@@shsh-he5qg i would put my house (that i have paid for) that he is earning no more than £13 a hour on average over a yearly period driving for uber. I know because i speak with them on the road regularly.

@SM-fk5or 3 ай бұрын

Uber drivers make far more than £10 an hour lmao

@walkslad 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, there are no immigrants driving black cabs are there 😅

@user-lf6ls9vb5y 3 ай бұрын

@@walkslad yes there are, those who want to better themselves and work entirely for themself, rather than be shafted by a slave american tax avoiding rape app.

@robwood8331 3 ай бұрын

The Knowledge is exceptionally hard for a reason. Commendable to anyone who has passed it. Its not easy.

@michaelslipman8853 3 ай бұрын

yes once around Hyde Park they used to do it and one evening the male passenger threw all the womens clothing out the window

@jakehowie442 3 ай бұрын

You’re a taxi driver? Weird posh liberal Londoners

@carloakley5367 3 ай бұрын

I drive a lorry all-day and the worst drivers i come across are uber drivers never get me in one

@robwood8331 3 ай бұрын

Its a hard test for a reason. Becoming a black cab driver is to be the best on the road in London. A privelege.

@jeezy8360 Ай бұрын

Googlemaps mate

@stevenb2366 3 ай бұрын

Why do people moan about saving a few quid when Uber prices surge in the 😢busy times of day therefore are more expensive 💰 than a regulated metered fare and take twice as long ⌚ as a black cab while they can use bus lanes and are quicker if you want free walk if you want cheap use a bus The best service is more likely a knowledgeable London cabbie who knows the script has studied hard of which is an equivalent of a university degree It's your choice whatever standard you want and decision of how you spend your money, it's not a taxi drivers fault as the meter is regulated by the local council but Uber can somehow surge price's when demand is higher

@expertdust 3 ай бұрын

11:50

@JimmyChangE16 3 ай бұрын

I've never had a bad Uber ride, bottles of water and mints, good price! Black cabs are dusty, uncomfortable out of date!

@user-dt5fp1xp5e 3 ай бұрын

so are some ubers

@stefankenson9782 3 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the show but by god the constant interruption from bearded guy made it a hard watch 🙄🙄

@augustuspatrone6790 21 сағат бұрын

He’s not funny either.

@davidbarnes4462 3 ай бұрын

The Black Cab Trade has only itself to blame for its demise. Many years ago my wife, our baby and I were stood outside outside Hackney Hospital in the pouring rain trying to hail a black cab. 4 stopped, but none would take us to Islington. That was the last time I attempted to use one. I have since used hundreds of private hire and Uber cabs, and I have never had a problem. As an added bonus I'm told Uber are far cheaper.

@simatbirch 3 ай бұрын

‘Never had a problem’ 😂

@jeezy8360 Ай бұрын

@simatbirch well you will soon when they go out of business 😅😅

@simatbirch Ай бұрын

@@jeezy8360 don’t think you read it properly mate.

@SEBZED86 2 ай бұрын

No discount code with advertising 😢

@oldmanc2 2 ай бұрын

What was Lee's first job for free? You didn't let him finish!! 27:09

@MrTangolizard 3 ай бұрын

To be fair to the Uber guys any Uber driver that does the job for any length of time will know his way around and I’m a taxi driver and he’s correct you want people in and out in the first mile as that’s where the best money is

@jimmygreaves1 2 ай бұрын

Always feel safer putting any of my female family or friends into a black cab. With every Uber ride, i feel the need to know they're home safely and have to subtly make the driver aware that someone knows that they're in their cab. Some, not all of their drivers are wronguns.

@jeezy8360 Ай бұрын

You've obviously never had about the black cabbie who was drugging and raping london females

@darkclouds5261 3 ай бұрын

The guy with the cap ruined this whole thing. Silly comments.. Constantly trying to be funny. Let the guest speak ffs.

@waynerobinson9948 3 ай бұрын

Uber drivers often charge customer and don’t turn up marking job as no show and claiming the no show fee £4 also in large city’s Uber drivers manipulate the system by using there own WhatsApp group at peek times by switching there meters of for few mins to achieve max fare costs to customer sometimes x3 the genuine fare when driver reconnects to uber app so clearly out to fill there pockets when the time is right 😂😂😂

@A-se2ur 3 ай бұрын

how do you know this?

@waynerobinson9948 3 ай бұрын

@@A-se2ur Uber driver told me 😂

@paulcampbell6316 3 ай бұрын

Black cabs have had their day. Maybe they could just concentrate on the rich, tourists and celebrities. Uber is cheaper and the satnav , for the most part, does the job. People just want to go from A to B.

@giffgaffnettwork5626 3 ай бұрын

You can't hail a Uber!! The whole point of a black cabby doing the knowledge is to have that privilege.

@paulcampbell6316 3 ай бұрын

@@giffgaffnettwork5626 but you can order an Uber via a mobile. You only need 10 minutes of foresight. They are also cheaper. If people were keen on keeping black cabs they would use them.

@erelpc 3 ай бұрын

@@giffgaffnettwork5626 You can hail one, you just use an app to do it instead of your arm.

@paulcampbell6316 3 ай бұрын

@@giffgaffnettwork5626 No, but I can order one via my phone. It isn't difficult.

@leewillbourne2757 2 ай бұрын

Sat nav always a longer route .beat it everyday .bus lanes can be used .uber driver can't even read a road sign ffs

@letsgotoe2toe 3 ай бұрын

after years of taking your customers for mugs, the cabbies are getting all upset now those customers have gone to uber. womp womp

@robwood8331 3 ай бұрын

They have never taken their customers as mugs

@user-dt5fp1xp5e 3 ай бұрын

uber take their customer as mugs ya nit

@illusion1361 2 ай бұрын

And don’t forget uber can gather data on you sell it on

@otablott7779 Ай бұрын

Say No to Black Cab rip off merchants instead. I'd rather not pay £50 for a £10 ride for the "romance" thanks

@augustuspatrone6790 21 сағат бұрын

Guy with the cap doesn’t need to be there. Ruined it.

@robertmclean3612 3 ай бұрын

End of day Uber is so much cheaper and better deals .. so for the customer it’s easier to use ., black taxis has free run for ever

@simatbirch 3 ай бұрын

Cheaper for some rides. For some, more expensive. Also, Uber drivers are vetted less, no barrier to entry. Would you put your daughter in one?

@1eddwood 3 ай бұрын

Only sometimes when there not surging, then there ridiculous

@user-nf7wz3px6t 3 ай бұрын

Said the Uber employee 🤥

@benjaminxjones 3 ай бұрын

I only used them once. I booked an Uber in the morning for after work and paid nearly double the original quoted price because it was busy. I think the cheeky bastards called it a "surge charge" It would have been cheaper to hail a black or minicab. Never used Uber since and don't intend to either. They respect neither the drivers or customers.

@albie1332ify 3 ай бұрын

As a private hire driver myself, I would rather walk on broken glass than book an uber. Unfortunately there is no reasoning with the sheep. Think about the consequences of lower fares. Sub Standard Service. Drivers wages being stretched to the point of maybe skipping a service here and there, maybe squeeze an extra 5000 miles out of those at limit tyres? Is your's or your loved ones safety really worth a couple quid saving? Unbelievable to me how cheap people really are. Even after highlighting the truth.

@patrickbeecroft5423 3 ай бұрын

the problem is,the black cabs fares are controled by the mayor,they're more expensive than uber,so is the mayor trying to destroy the black cabs,from where i live to uxbridge was £16,but i only had £15,he accepted that,ubers price is,£6-50,my sone is a black cabbie,so i always used them,the price and fack is,the fares are too high,and i had to tell the black cabbie he was going the wrong way,if he stayed in that traffic lane,so now i only use uber.

@illusion1361 2 ай бұрын

Uber just wants to partner up with the black cabs and slip in without taking the years of training

@AshSiddiq-id4ly 3 ай бұрын

The first and last time I took a black cab in London, the bastard drove me around in circles and charged me about 3 times what the proper fare should have been. So good riddance to bad rubbish. If black can drivers weren't such cockwombles then more people would use them. Then I had the same trouble with and Uber during lockdown. He intentionally missed a turning and ignored me literally shouting at him to turn, claiming he didn't hear me. Then he refused to turn around which resulted in the fare being double what it should have been and it was automatically deducted from my card. Uber weren't interested in my complaint. I never used Uber again. In London, unless you've got anything more than one suitcase, you don't need taxis, the buses and tube are cheaper, better and quicker. I wouldn't go back to a store if they ripped me off, so why would I use black cabs or Uber again unless absolutely necessary. Let them eat cake

@lloydielloydie821 3 ай бұрын

It’s time for the black cabs to step in line with rest of humanity. Tradition is one thing, economics is another. They all use state navigation anyway. If they want cleaner air then, and for public to use alternative transportation we need more Cabs on the road then we need to more cabs on the road, be it Uber, Black cabs.

@tommytokintee6631 3 ай бұрын

Great subject interesting cab driver totally ruined by asking foolish questions trying to belittling the cab driver like is there a bridge after trying to tell a xab driver a short cut by passing the traffic on Wandsworth bridge rd

@ifyouarefeelingsinister 3 ай бұрын

“Entitled Taxi driver doesn’t want competition every other type of employment faces”. Why do they all think they should have a monopoly, it’s so bizarre

@russldntaxi 3 ай бұрын

Uber are competition to other minicab companies not taxis

@shsh-he5qg 3 ай бұрын

@@russldntaxihaha so why does every black cab driver moan about it, they have lost so much of their earnings from what they used to make, public can now just open a app, few taps and you have a car come to you. And you pay a fraction of what you paying for a black cab, even most the big firms in the city just get their employees to use Uber now, in the past you would have rows of black cabs lined up outside all the big firms in the city and Canary Wharf, not anymore

@simatbirch 3 ай бұрын

16k black cabs vs over 100k minicabs - funny way to have a ‘monopoly’

@shsh-he5qg 3 ай бұрын

@@simatbirch I’m sure the Prius’s that usually pick me up don’t cost 100k

@BEEFBRSKT 3 ай бұрын

This guy is chatting out of his arse ...where your going is already set for the Uber before you get in ....and the map system takes into account traffic and quickest route.

@radicalrodriguez5912 3 ай бұрын

Uber is a heck of a company, and it's profitable now

@user-no7mi5cj5p 3 ай бұрын

Are the Uber drivers checked on their back ground I think not could someone please enlighten me as to what check's they have to go through Hmmmm

@teecee3276 2 ай бұрын

Yes they are. A full DBS check us done before applying for a licence. Then checked on every 6 months

@jeezy8360 Ай бұрын

@@teecee3276 no need to inform ignorant folk. Uber drivers get vetted as well

@imranmiah91 2 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with an uber... let's be honest.

@Finggy 3 ай бұрын

For the everyday Londoner black cabs are a rip off, why would I hail a black cab when I can order a cab on my fone which comes to my doorstep for quarter of the price. Yes it's an iconic London thing, so what, I need to get where I'm going to, never had a problem with a private hire cab wether Uber or bolt and no they don't ask you to spell the name of a road or a building 😂 it's all in the app mate.

@cabbieoo7 3 ай бұрын

You only care about price. You don’t care Private Hire drivers earn a very low wage for the hours they have to do. The apps don’t pay UK tax. Supporting corporate slave labour. But is cheap right

@Finggy 3 ай бұрын

Hey what can you do, cost of living crisis going on, if I could afford a black cab then I'd use one.@@cabbieoo7

@Youafool500 3 ай бұрын

@@cabbieoo7You pretending that you pay all your tax ? What bout the cash you don’t declare !?

@shsh-he5qg 3 ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@cabbieoo7haha if you don’t care about price then your a fool, most normal people look at the price of something before buying it, and when you want to get from a to b, why would you pay double the amount when both will get you there safely. Both go through exactly the same vetting process! Crb checks etc etc, both licensed by the same authority.

@marvinwright7656 3 ай бұрын

Evolve with the times. Black cabs are the dinosaur era. Uber is superior whilst being user friendly, and it’s easier to get a fixed price for your destination.

@jakehowie442 3 ай бұрын

The experience itself with a black cab is better. Plus the drivers are Londoners or British, Uber aren’t

@marvinwright7656 3 ай бұрын

What experience? I (and the majority of humans) just want to get from point A to B via the quickest and cheapest means. It’s not essential to have a British 🇬🇧 born cabbie telling us their life story..

@rangers7694 3 ай бұрын

Someone's tight or his firm won't pay for a cab 😂

@bjpgm1233 3 ай бұрын

Joe is just cringe

@eyesonly7072 3 ай бұрын

Khans London, he wants the unskilled, barely English speaking Uber drivers. Long Live The Black Taxi 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@jakehowie442 3 ай бұрын

😂 true that’s every job in London, cheap immigrant labour taken over

@teecee3276 2 ай бұрын

All uber drivers have to do English proficiency test or Prove they have a UK qualification in English, I.e gsce etc.

@jackmanning6843 3 ай бұрын

RUINED IT BY SAYING HE IS A SPURS FAN

@nineteen.ninety.four. 3 ай бұрын

lol true

@damieneastham-qk6kq 3 ай бұрын

People stay on the black cabs because they rip drunk passengers off after midnight and make a fortune especially over the weekend. Stop moaning and get on the ubers 😂

@MrTangolizard 3 ай бұрын

Worst customer I think is drunk women

@louminati4318 3 ай бұрын

Taxi trade will be finished within ten years, for sure. Actually, AI and automation will destroy those who are fare paying passengers.

@mikeyboy200606 3 ай бұрын

I hate Ubers they are the worse drivers on the road completely dangerous.

@mossy199 3 ай бұрын

Top lads are the black cab drivers. Been cycling in london 20 years on a daily basis and never had a run in. Judging by Taxi Tom on KZfaq, most black cab customers have a few nicker in the back pocket!

@NathanFootballer 3 күн бұрын

Black cab drivers could be nicer and less moody. Cabbie drivers are clueless, can’t even charge EV, cabbie drivers have become misleading when they have foreigners in their car. I caught them out lots

@user-zz5wk8dr3w 3 ай бұрын

Black taxis have been a rip off for years also got away with robbery since they have been on the road,yeah defo need to know the roads soyou can rip people off to take them the wrong way for more mileage.joke for years this mob

@cb91uk5 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like you can't afford us son.

@stevenb2366 3 ай бұрын

Get a bus if you are cheap

@MRLUX23 3 ай бұрын

This guy chat so much bs i see all of you black cab drivers using satnav all the time

@philhunter9158 3 ай бұрын

And your point is?

@MRLUX23 3 ай бұрын

My point is that no uber asks for address and that its already in the system before driver comes to pick up point, but black cabs do ask, dont get me wrong but the whole industry is in danger and all this guy wants to is make more divide, really and truly black cabs had the monopoly and they messed up its was all yours for the taking but now because you took the industry for granted Uber has taken over, but uber has also taking the industry for granted. But yeah carry on being negative to each other soon elon mask will take over with his self driving cars and all you drivers will be out of a job waiting in line at the job centre no matter if its uber or blackcabs.... its over. This battle has ended why you still ranting these people give me jokes STOP IT AND JUST GET ALONG i use both services and have experience wether its good or bad on both platforms so thats my point people need to learn to share the market space and stop being greedy!

@johnwilliamson5255 3 ай бұрын

Respect to lee s dad . Bish bosh

@ferrerror 3 ай бұрын

FreeNow is wayyy better than Uber in Central London

@ishan1983 3 ай бұрын

That's "easy lover", not "penny lover". Marler shame on you

@MRLUX23 3 ай бұрын

Uber driver ant great black cabs ant any better get both of the roads

@ENZOxDV9 3 ай бұрын

Uber is just more reliable, more convenient, easier, quicker, usually cheaper and doesn't fxk you over by taking a long route. Its easy to see why black cabs are losing the battle