Yo my g

Thanks Seif!!

Same, this is in my recommended 😂

@@jme.147 never occured to me to watch videos about black cabs but it's actually quite interesting

Same bro

Same

Don’t forget Mary Poppins and her umbrella 😂

Dont forget a cup of tea!!!!

Don’t forget the crumpets

And also a shit load of chavs standing outside a chippy

The last two should be true 😂

Bro that’s my local apple store, I was at cassiobury park today too. I live in Ruislip lol.

Thanks Michael! What a blast that was! Only a short time there but I can still remember you and everyone’s names 👍🏻 hope you are keeping well

@@TomtheTaxiDriver well you seem to remember bloody everything so no one is surprised that you do.

@@Alexander_l322 you should write an autobiography

There was piss at the bottom of that bottle

Thank you Charlie! Hopefully more Geoguessr videos in the future!

Wow thank you! I guess the microphone helps and I’m learning as I go along 🤭

When cabs go automated, they should have Mr. Tom's voice as the on-board computer voice!

Thanks Myles! Welcome! 👍🏻

its basically the same interior like the volvo

Good day to you sir

@@randomlife9966 yeah, yeah... that was.. exactly what he meant

Thanks Jon Johnson

Same .. the algorithm has taken favor on Tom lol .. his content is quality and has been consistent so now he is getting that algorithmic push .. he will see a big jump in subs due to this over next few days and weeks. Well deserved!

@@MoAli-wm4of Thanks Mo! I suppose I've been consistent over the past year, just got to keep it going! Thanks

@@MoAli-wm4of Is it worrying that the algorithm knows what we like before we do, ha ha

Thanks Craig Leese! More content coming 👍🏻

Weirdly that’s exactly how I ended up here too, was it a Mark Felton video by any chance haha.

@@ashjonah32 Yes, it was actually

Thanks George, yes space is a bit limited but just means I have the essentials 👍🏻

Thank you very much Eric! Probably need to update this video soon.

Thank you! Yes that has been a lifesaver on multiple occasions 👍🏻

Thanks Gary 👍🏻

Agree 👍🏻 very good tip. Also heard that make up brushes are very good too

@@TomtheTaxiDriver never tried make up brushes. The one I use is pretty much the same as yours and is Great for getting crap out around buttons and screen edges etc on the radios .

Haha thanks Paul 😊

Awesome, thank you Marc!

Thank you Dj Craig :)

Glad to hear! I also know this pain as an avid KZfaq viewer!

I have an air compressor and spare wheel

I’m starting one with a friend, won’t be taxi related 👍🏻

I do find I get less headaches 👍🏻

Thanks Yas, more to come 👍🏻

Thanks Optical Turnkey. I suppose it’s good to be informed about a wide range of topics. Often go down the KZfaq rabbit hole myself 😂

Very affordable too 👍🏻

Thanks Ryan, just trying to share some light on the trade I enjoy 👍🏻

Fulton 👍🏻 it is really good

@@TomtheTaxiDriver Cheers for the reply mate👊🏼

Thank you! Really appreciate it

Thanks Tony 😊

Thanks Umar!

Yes they do, this is another video I need to do, on this cab the wheelchair ramp slides neatly under the floor.

I'm in Rehabilitation power wheelchair I can tell u now from my own experience i will never ever use black cab again unless its van shapped one mentioned below in old days wen my mum, her partner, my nan and her best friend wen all were alive we would book a E7 taxi its like mini van ton room and slightly bigger head room as well as full width ramp having telescopic ramps are incredibly extremely very very stressful us special needs people have enough to put up with without stress of trying get into black cabs. I had many many incidents were by either taxi driver is grumpy as hell, not co operative or very helpful like wen my mum died my brothers told cab driver to push me into house seemed nice enough but wen I got home he dumped in the street this was manual chair at time neighbour had to help never felt so embarrassed we did report it but all id I gave they said it doesn't match there records so don't no what or who this cab driver was. Taxis been around hundreds years first powered by horse and cart absolute fascinating and intriguingly interesting history but you need to be exceptionally clever awesome memory and hand eye coordernation I can't even remember what I did this morning let alone remember all road, places, buildings names etc etc remember it been completely more harder as back then streets were exceptionally so narrow u can basically knock on ur neighbours window with out leaving ur house there was set etiquette of living the elderly, infirm, disabled and poor lived amongst filthy rat infested slums and waste, rotting human/animals bodies, food and waste humans and animals pass each day including the neighborhood waste more money u had higher the tenement u lived in and further away from vile stench. Due to such narrow streets public transport had to be inventive and creative here in Edinburgh Royal Mile was only street to start with due to government laws they were only allowed to build up not north to south or east to west in beginning it was just straight up some were 17stories so haphazardly there was huge tenement collapse as high street is built on top of original city under ground at one point there was hundreds upon hundreds street names lost for ever some partially due to covid people have time to notice these things but every so often people are finding snippets of history its making people stop and think. London also like Edinburgh had hundreds Churches, Asylums, Work houses and pubs or Taverns as there called as had room were dozens spent night again if poor u didn't get fed maybe little stale bread and ale u had choice depending if u could afford it one long bench everyone sat on u were not allowed to lie down the inn keeper had watcher any found breaking strict rules regulations got told off if still not behaved they were out same for lowest cost penny a night i think u got very thin bench with rope on front that u leaned on then the one that got u food, ale or gin and are allowed to be supine was coffin box with little straw to lie on fleas and lice must been absolutely atrocious and utterly rampant as for smell i wont go there this was last stop before dreaded work house that was barbaric very very cruel hideous degrading and humilitating places even the elderly, infirm and special needs were made to work any way ive yapped enough sorry i changed subject As for missing things u would thought it be compulsory to have medical kit in cab i no new rules and regulations are coming into force depending on the job but basically u need certificates for manual handling, health and safety, advance first aid in the work environment sure this course will show u how to use a Israelis bandage can't spell its advance wound dressing for massive blood loss also celox powder same thing just not bandage I believe if possible basic first aid should be re taught at school the woke generation stopped it even home economics and wood work not taught u never no wen it be needed it could well save a life another item that's also good as make shift tourniquets is adult and child size very strong belts it is what we were taught in first aid with amount children being fatally stabbed in London u need several belts and ton Israeli bandages but I think u need to be fully trained to use them. Also having decent torch is vital in the dark I no mobiles have them but lumens not very bright. Friend that I knew who was cabbie took 2 thermos flasks with him one homemade soup one hot drink it just depending on individuals and there preference I guess ur fairly new to being cabbie if so the seniors will look after u give u plenty tips and ideas I wish u all best

BTW how are you logging your worktime? Here we have a little booklet that we note our start and end time, so we can show it to the police if we are asked to do so.

Hi Per-Oskar, in the UK there is no requirement for logging work time. Every taxi driver is self employed. Thanks and be lucky!

@@TomtheTaxiDriver Those booklets are not for the employer. Those are for proving that you aren't working more than 13h/day and are honoring your mandatory resting periods.

Thanks, it’s a Herschel and I got it from Amazon 👍🏻 link in description

Same

Yes, borrowed from an xc90, well spotted 👍🏻

Taxis are made by a company owned by Geely, just like Volvo. The steering wheel looks like a Volvo one too.

Jump starter in the front because of the battery goes flat, the boot can’t open. I haven’t had to but I think it jumps off the front 🙌🏻

Link to the stove in the description 👍🏻

@@TomtheTaxiDriver thanks mate

Thanks, it’s from Amazon, the link is in the description

Tom the Taxi Driver cheers mate

Well spotted 👍🏻 levc is owned by Geely, the parent company of Volvo

@@TomtheTaxiDriver ah, never knew that thanks!

Haha! Yes had to remove that for this video

To give the real answer - I have relatives in Southeast England and an uncle of mine was a taxi driver in the 70es and 80es - the law was repealed in 1976. He still had hay or corn with him in his first years "to feed the horses", because it was demanded by a law from the 19th century. A disgruntled policeman could actually write a ticket for breaking the Public Carriage Act 1869 if he could not show horse food on demand.

@@MirkoC407 Thanks for that, we did know this and I was just making jest. cheers buddy.

Well spotted, the steering wheel also!

Hey James, Think it’s the most basic outer shell. Just a light package rain jacket to keep me dry, I love it 👍🏻

Thanks for the reply tom. Looks sharp 👌

😂😂😂

Thank you so much Iqbal! Glad you are back, plenty more content to come, and be lucky!

Oooh! Would have to be the Austin FX4. It is just the most iconic taxi!

Yes the centre console is very bulky. A few drivers here work on apps, the CMT screen I use sometimes gives work, and it also shows where work has been etc 👍🏻 Be lucky

Thank you, and thanks for your time to watch 👍🏻

amzn.to/2TkdlW7 👍🏻👍🏻

Best of luck for your finals, revise them well and it will be the easiest appearance you’ll ever have

@@TomtheTaxiDriver thanks

These cabs came with 1 year free, but the renewal was silly money. They can just hotspot from my phone if they need it 😊

30k + miles. Tyres still good and wearing evenly. Plenty of life in the brake pads thanks to regen braking. Warranty issues included: squeaking bushes, 3x new windscreens, passenger door hinges dropping, cracked header tank/cap. And the odd software glitch that is fixed by soft resetting the cab. I have made a video about the benefits and drawbacks of this cab on my channel 👍🏻

What i thought

Go to construction, cab driver you just sit on your ass all day in nice cozy heat

Point of view 👍🏻

Great advice! Yes my dad always drummed this into me 👍🏻 and has saved my bacon a couple of times when changing a flat tire

@Lancashirelad That was not a practical solution given the location, however I have done that before, I drove a Discovery around a field for 15 minutes with the nuts loose and it still didn't come off. 4x4 fence post worked in the end!