I just realized that I voluntarily spent 14minutes watching a cab orientation tour for a cab that is not even in my country.

@TomtheTaxiDriver

3 жыл бұрын

You never know when you might need it Mr Chilled Wolf!

@Pauldjreadman

Жыл бұрын

@@TomtheTaxiDriver I was just thinking that.

Being a Londoner there was nothing more exciting as a kid than those weird flippy back seats in a black cab. Always such a treat!

7:07 "Little Timmy likes to look out the window... If we have an accident little Timmy's gonna be going through that window" 🤣🤣🤣 This is comedy gold. 😂

@schmoosmith

3 жыл бұрын

That tickled me but it was also a point well made.

@techgamer1597

2 жыл бұрын

annoying karen parents that dont look after their kids properly and allow them to do what they want.

@jwaddy4204

2 жыл бұрын

I was asked “can I skin up driver”, “err no!”

@bmw5series

Жыл бұрын

No it’s not it’s Comedy Platinum

@Pauldjreadman

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

When female passengers fell asleep in the back of my cab , I used to either flag down a passing police car and get them to wake her or I’d look for a bus stop with people waiting and simply ask a woman to wake her for me. It often caused some surprise , but they quickly understood that I couldn’t get in the back with a sleeping woman. I used the past tense because I retired to the country five years ago - just in fkn time ! Food and drink - “ If you want to eat , go to a cafe. This isn’t one” No exceptions. Brilliant videos, Tom, very nostalgic.

@pandaco8127

3 жыл бұрын

Not being a smart ass, but nowa days could you not just shout them from the front? Since most taxi's do or should cover themselves with cameras.

@dunebasher1971

3 жыл бұрын

@@pandaco8127 If they're passed out through drink, you can shout as loud as you like from the front, it won't wake them up.

@26b

3 жыл бұрын

@@pandaco8127 i have to bear slap my friends in the face or pinch their nose to get them to wake up when they're plastered no amount of yelling and shouting will get them up. everyone's different but in this case its better to be cautious and safe than not.

@andrewhinds1449

3 жыл бұрын

When individuals fall asleep in my cab I would speed up then brake Sharpe.... that would wake them up.

@tushabestevo6431

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewhinds1449 You're the best

I actually remember one time I got super drunk and my friends called a taxi and were all like "Oh yeah he'll pay" I was wasted and wasn't aware of this until I was driven home. Some friends they were lol

@jeeves_uk

3 жыл бұрын

Snakes by the sound of it

The best conversations I've ever had have been with London cabbies - I used to work as one of the taxi marshalls at Heathrow around a decade ago and they were all really cool.

I used to work nights and had all sorts of problems but luckily only two people threw up in all that time. The first was sat next to me and it was mostly all over himself, and the second just as we arrived at his house. Unluckily for him I had to fine him. I did have a guy in the back wet himself, kept it quiet and my next customer sat in it. That was a bit of a stressy moment, but he was really quite good about it. I've had lots of near-misses, people throwing up the second they leave the vehicle, and a couple down the outside of the doors. The last time, the passengers father helped me wash the cab. Top geezer.

@TomtheTaxiDriver

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Yes it’s all luck of the draw I guess 👍🏻

Most important tip from a fellow cabbie, customer says "how long u been on mate? "I've just started" should be your reply, less cash to get robbed👍

@ragnkja

Жыл бұрын

Probably more relevant a couple of decades ago, before mobile card terminals became common.

99% are the best, so polite and helpful. Congrats on completing The Knowledge and getting your own cab.

One of the most useful so far.

Talking about "Friends" loading someone in to a cab. When i drove Taxi's in Perth (Western Australia), I was on a rank outside a Nightclub, chilling away watching people come and go (You always scan the people coming out for the drunks), and up the line, there were a group of people going to every cab. Their angle, Load an unconscious woman in to a cab, give him money, "Take her home". One person per limb, carrying her down the line of cabs, Nope, nope, nope, I wave her off as a Nope, watching in my mirrors, nope, nope, Nope. Guaranteed Chunder job. Another one I can remember, Tooting down the freeway at 100 kph, a couple in the back, She appears over the console, and says "Don't you wish you were me ?", I look in the rear vision, and there is her BF, Partner whatever, giving her a double Digit.. (Think about it). "Nah he isn't my type !".

I was the opposite when I drove cabs here on the Sunshine Coast QLD I added a sub and lights to the back of my maxi sure the uni students where only in my maxi for 15 mins but some pumping tunes kept them happy which usually lead to a tip and made the night more fun. And as a bonus made watching movies on the quieter nights way more epic sounding

@TomtheTaxiDriver

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@TC93TC

3 жыл бұрын

Same Maxi that Kym drives now?? Had her the other week and some of the stories from that Maxi were amazing! Haha

@LittleJimmyR

Жыл бұрын

In Queensland do you own the cabs? Just asking

@LightItUp01

Жыл бұрын

@@LittleJimmyR I didn’t I drove for a owner half the fleet where I was was owned by the company the rest where private owners all had to work for the 1 company however

@LittleJimmyR

Жыл бұрын

@@LightItUp01 ah alright. I was just wondering because I’ve never heard of owned cabs in Aus

I love your videos Tom! Keep them going 👍🙏

i do like the point about the think as you were saying , i dont want an accident, its brilliant . but some of the police in the eastern europe country will give you a ticket for having an accident (kind of you want an accident to happened) where in UK police is so helpful even with a little one accident. Love this kind of thinking. Poland

My boss at a minicab company used to smoke spliffs in his car on late shifts when it was quiet. It was a very different time. It was the absolute opposite end of the scale to what you do. Your way is preferable.

among city traders, the backward-facing flip-down seats are called "broker seats" because that's where brokers have to sit if there are traders in the cab. traders are senior to brokers so the brokers have to suck it up

Excellent Video one again Tom. Really informative. 👍🏻

Such useful advice. Thank you. I like your professional approach.

@TomtheTaxiDriver

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you John 👍🏻

I've been a hackney carriage driver in the North West of England for 34 years. About 6 months after I first started driving cab's, someone asked if they could bring a dog in. I said yes because we want to accommodate people. The problem was, the dog had flea's, the flea's infected the cab, and I got bitten all night long. Only blind dogs, and assistance dogs are allowed in my cab now 👍

@tonyclifton265

2 жыл бұрын

taxi driver? sure you're not a greengrocer with all those superfluous apostrophes?

Superb video really good insights on your humble and appreciation of rules :)

This was interesting, nice to have an insight on this topic

little timmy going through the window got me lol great video by the way

If I might make a suggestion, and keep in mind the no food/drink is THE best policy, however, a spare seat cushion (know they are too bulky to carry), but one at home could save the day.

Loved this, Tom. Thanks. You must need the patience of Job to run a cab.

You are a decent geezer. When I'm next in the smoke I hope to get a chance to use your cab. Top quality 👌

@TomtheTaxiDriver

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ravi!

@katiespencer7093

3 жыл бұрын

Iii

I bought a new kia sedona 6 seater in 2003 and I asked the supplier to leave the plastic protection on the carpet my first customer from the art college had a tin of paint in a carrier bag and she spilt it all over the floor.

@hazed321

3 жыл бұрын

what a bastard

@tutsywutsy

3 жыл бұрын

@@hazed321 in 2004 I bought a new sedona 6 seater and I was leaving the taxi firm I worked for my last pick up was from the art college same woman as she got in i asked her if she had any paint and told her that she spilt paint in my car and that I had to buy a new carpet at a cost of £139.00 as it had seaped through the plastic cover from holes her heels had made in the plastic . the fare was £7.00 she gave me £15.00 and said keep the change .she admitted that the company had informed her of the paint spillage but did not make any contribution to the new carpet .

Great advice for cabbies and passengers alike (although that some have to be said is a bit surprising!) 👌

love that field sobriety test by driving past them so you can check how they walk.. lol

Excellent counsel. Thank you.💯

the flippy seats were always my highlight when visiting london i remember the taxi driver usialy got a little pissed off that we were always sitting on the flippy seats and not on the standard ones

I’m trying to work out if your cab has those seatbelt adjuster slides like on some minibuses.

My cab story was that I was so drunk that even standing on my legs was impossible and we agreed that if I had my head in a trash bag and a friend with me it was okay, I am glad we did that since I got sick 3 time during that journey.

The dog bit at 10.00 - spent more than a decade on buses (not London) and we used to pick up a visually impaired guy with an assistance dog (policy is that if there’s someone at a stop your service covers you pull over and ask if they want you) pick up regularly. I kid you not the dog used to stand up the moment you came into sight of the stop they wanted. No idea how it knew but it did it Every. Single. Time.

Hey Tom not in London but av just passed in my area just waiting on medical next week then I hopfull will have my badge but this is such a good video for me thanks very much 👍ps dog can tell from the smell if the area plus the engine noise changing that's my thought lol

I was very supprised to hear about the lack of speakers in the back. I find it kinda uncomfortable to ride in a taxi with this kind of silence, because I talk to the driver only the absolute bare minimum. And with an electric vehicle its even quieter. I like the idea of Waymo in the US, where the customer can choose music from streaming media like Spotify.

@TomtheTaxiDriver

3 жыл бұрын

You can hear background audio as I’m playing it in front, silence would just be weird haha!

Thanks Tom 👊

Interesting video. Years ago i worked in a busy factory and our HR department defined an accident as any unplanned incident.

And also on the seatbelt thing, I think it's quite interesting that the sticker says that the cab has autonomous braking and not that there could be an accident.

@tonyclifton265

2 жыл бұрын

in tokyo the taxis have a sign in "English" that says "please put on seat-belt and prepare for accident" as if a crash is definitely going to happen

@sirBrouwer

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyclifton265 with the stories told by Chris Broad. that does seem more like a promise that anything. It might be a factor that a lot of drivers there are in there 80's

Plus with charging their phone. It might be convenient for them, if it's flat dead, that as soon as they can power it up they can use Google Pay / Apple Pay and maybe, you never know, maybe they only otherwise have some cash or a different card on their person that can potentially pay for the cab but doesn't have much money and that can make their life easier.

I am asthmatic and around 95% of cabbies are nice and polite - sometimes i have to have puff of my ventolin blue inhaler.most are fine with it but one guy told me off for doing it in his cab. I was very annoyed and didn't speak to him for the rest of the journey - when i got to paddington and paid he queried why he i hadn't rounded up the amount and given him a tip.

Brilliant Tom

ahhhhh he said bo'tle o' wa'er love it!

It's kind of sad that you have to tell people these things... It really shows how entitled MOST people are and how uncommon common sense is. No common courtesy for the driver at all. You are right, it is the customers space but within reason. Off topic though, that's a pretty cool cab. I wish we had those in Canada 🇨🇦 if I ever got to London, I'd look out for you👋

I know i comment a lot lol. you jut made me think when you said "i am not a party bus" the other day in sheffield i saw a taxi go by and the guy had decked out the back with all multi coloured lights and stuff like that.

I have been a hackney driver for over 16 years and the turn the music up I have loads of tunes on my phone and have the music as high as it goes and u get massive tips for doing it and for the adult asking about a seat belt I say m8 I not ur carer it up to u but if we crash u get more combo if its on lol

The taxi driver that use to take us to primary school when we were kids did not allow swearing and did not let us listen to music with swearing in it XD

Your extremely tollerant. When I was a cabbie I told the passengers straight. Never got the tips I deserved but took no shit either.

love your channel im a new taxi man

I used to mini cab in Kentish town around 1990 a fucking nightmare it was during the crack epidemic . Had some real sticky situations around kings cross .

Vaping is oil and it sticks to your glass and interior

@khalidacosta7133

3 жыл бұрын

It's glycerine. Sticky shit that attracts moisture. Absolutely horrible stuff to get off your windows.

@SproutyPottedPlant

3 жыл бұрын

@@khalidacosta7133 yep wish people would rediscover PG and stop using so much VG

@ErdTirdMans

3 жыл бұрын

This is extremely true and relevant to this vaper.

“Little Timmy might going through that window” sorry but that was hilarious.

Legend!

Do the PCO forbid speakers in the back? I’ve got a lovely old FX4 Fairway cab and I had to put speakers in the back on the parcel shelf. Good set of vids btw.

@Billyb0b557

2 жыл бұрын

My dad was a black cabbie and had a Vito, it comes with speakers in the back but Mercedes have to disconnect them before selling them. My dad would connect the wires and then have to disconnect it while it has an inspection so I assume PCO does forbid speakers in the back

I've always wondered .... Does the flip seat behind the driver annoy you when it flips back up? When I was a kid my mum used to go mental at me when I got off the seat if I didn't hold it as it went back up.

@TomtheTaxiDriver

2 жыл бұрын

These new taxis have a soft close, it’s delightful 🙂

Great Video, I do think its just basic good manners, all of the things you mention wouldn't happen in a taxi with me

Music; play chillout vibes or classical music. The difference it makes at stupid o'clock is great.

Loving the "lockdown haircut". Oh, the memories!!!

My cab is run on the Rick Astley principal. You know the rules and so do I.

@TomtheTaxiDriver

Жыл бұрын

Love this 😂

Another thing with vaping Tom…I vape & it leaves a film on your windows,I’m constantly having to wipe mine.. Keep up the good work

@Steveoqotsa

2 жыл бұрын

Oh & listen to Rush,greatest band ever

I was always told it's the driver's responsibility to ensure kids under 15 wear seatbelts.The driver would be liable to a fine if not enforced.

@tutsywutsy

3 жыл бұрын

It's the parents responsibility not the taxi drivers ,if they don't belt up in my cab they not going anywhere.

@stanleywoodison8699

3 жыл бұрын

@@tutsywutsy That's more or less what I said.

@kurdishzombie

3 жыл бұрын

Its the drivers responsibility for kids under 14 years old no matter what the parents think. I never drive off in my cab unless kids wear seatbelt.

@wraldan

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it required by law to wear a seatbelt in the UK, for everyone I mean?

@ragnkja

Жыл бұрын

That’s the case in Norway.

Also vaping in a cab isn't illegal (unless you are the driver) but may be against council bylaws in some areas and can get the driver 3 points so it's best to ban it just to be safe.

this are not rules, there are just common respect

I used to work at a drive thru window and I was really surprised by the amount of people asking their taxi drivers to order food during their ride. I found it to be really rude of the passenger to ask that of the drivers.

@MrJonboy

3 жыл бұрын

I never really mind so much if my passengers ask, if they are annoying or too drunk then i say no but i don't mind because the meter keeps running :)

@JulianShagworthy

2 жыл бұрын

I've no problem asking a driver to run via a drive-thru, but I'll say it's not a problem if they can't and I'll throw them a fiver for it too.

@Sierraomega1991

Жыл бұрын

Done it but I always get the driver food

"dogs are great because they dont complain" LOL

Hi Tom, always great videos and why is not connect with adsense account. You can help a lot of knowledge student with great tips.

@bennevis6843

4 жыл бұрын

CabbieOO7 what sort of stuff do I need to start I’ve been accepted but what books will help me and where can I buy a reasonable map thanks

Hey I’ve got a question are those plastic shields meant to stop acid attacks and and stuff or what’s the purpose ?

@TomtheTaxiDriver

3 жыл бұрын

We’ve generally always had some kind of partition from passengers. In the days of Hansom cabs the driver would be on the roof and passengers in the carriage 👍🏻

About dogs: would you also accept dogs that shed? Some dogs have this season of Shedding and it gets dog hair allover the seats. Do you accept these types of dogs?

They're not scratches, they're noble scars.

What happens if a kid needs a booster seat do you have to supply it to them by law

What a great idea for a video Subscribed for more and liked

Do you have to pay PRS/PRL for music

Hi Tom. Can you make an other video for upfront payment and over an hour job (12 miles distance)

@TomtheTaxiDriver

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean?

Do you ever do money upfront first if you’re unsure about a customer ? , Have you had any runners if so do a talk on that

@tutsywutsy

3 жыл бұрын

There is a video of a customer trying to do a runner go back on the videos and watch it

Do customers ever ask you if you have Internet/WiFi connection? What would be your preferred way of going about that?

@dunebasher1971

3 жыл бұрын

Central London has blanket mobile data coverage, so passengers can use their own data on their own devices.

@qwertyTRiG

2 жыл бұрын

@@dunebasher1971 Tourists may not have roaming data.

@AmbrosiusVanDerCastel

Жыл бұрын

@@qwertyTRiG What backwards countries mobile companies does not have international roaming??

@qwertyTRiG

Жыл бұрын

@@AmbrosiusVanDerCastel Costs a bit.

How do you deal with customers treating your cab as a removal van especially students? Find it quite annoying myself

You have the no eating policy and then there is this taxi driver who encouraged us to eat during the ride... I misunderstood a time statement (half nine means 9:30 in UK whereas half nine (halb neun) means 8:30 in Germany) so I was afraid that we wouldnt be able to check in into the hotel. since it was like 8 oclock I thought we had plenty time. But after a phonecall where the hotel said they will be gone at half nine I organised a taxi. I thought we would eat something at the restaurant. So we had to go to a McDonalds during our taxi ride. We got our meals and were sitting in the cab. The driver said very often that we should eat. :) xD. The best part was that he didnt charge us more for the stop at mcdonalds.

I’ve just started taxi driving - day 15 today. Got an old TX2 for now, working in Lancashire. Been sworn at and racially abused already. Stones thrown at my cab by group of lads. £40 fare runner. Had someone throw up in the back too 🥴🙄☹️ Cab has broken down twice and the trade is very quiet at the moment. Don’t know what I’ve got myself into at the moment ☹️

@razwanakram4446

2 жыл бұрын

It can only get better 😂😂😂😂

@TomtheTaxiDriver

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! What kind of shift is this? Late night presumably?

@yaghaus1036

2 жыл бұрын

@@TomtheTaxiDriver sorry I only just seen this. Yes it’s a late night shift I come out around 6pm and go home around 2am. Fuel is a killer in the TX2 😭

I always feel bad when I have to take a drink in the back of a cab, I literally struggle to keep hydrated and even wake up several times in the night to keep hydrated.

@the_retag

7 ай бұрын

Maybe take a sports bottle that wont spill more than a couple drops snd only water. Would be a bad cabbie to deny you even that

I don’t eat in my car, so I’m not going to do so in yours, was my response to a driver who said I could start eating the KFC I picked up, on the way home.

I stopped vaping in my car as it leaves a film on the windows which is an absolute nightmare to wash off.

@SproutyPottedPlant

3 жыл бұрын

Switch to 50/50 or 100 percent unflavoured PG and get an MTL setup, may need to up the nic though.

@srfhdx5584

3 жыл бұрын

Does it to your lungs too

@kiradotee

3 жыл бұрын

@@srfhdx5584 wow

@P3rtzel

3 жыл бұрын

@@srfhdx5584 and then your lungs clean themselves out and you can keep getting that niccy rush

I look at you and i see a kids t.v presenter. I do not mean any offense. Idk maybe it is how you explain everything so well and you are quite expressive.

You're telling me that London has taxis that are legit transport not the early 2000s impalas held together with drywall screws here in Nova Scotia?

do you think TX is good cab for cabbie who lives 30-50 miles away from London?

@TomtheTaxiDriver

4 жыл бұрын

Ari H. Yep perfect. Smoothest cab going. The range extender is perfect for the commute in, then switch to electric

@TomtheTaxiDriver

4 жыл бұрын

terry651000 and the rest, I was paying around £38 a day in diesel for a 50 mile commute (each way) and my shift in town

@ahmedaliibrahim1201

2 жыл бұрын

@@TomtheTaxiDriver you are very good person

Seems like some fair rules! Though with the obvious best intentions could it be intimidating if a woman is worse for wear and the driver is asking if she's going to be home alone?

@alexnaismith9979

Жыл бұрын

I do not take a lone drunk woman home in my cab. She may have messed up her friends night but she aint gonna mess up my night.

Nice useful information I’m new 👍

@TomtheTaxiDriver

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome

How do you use the wheelchair ramp in the cab

@ruthlessuk6313

3 жыл бұрын

By using the wheelchair ramp

@kurdishzombie

3 жыл бұрын

Next time you get in a cab ask the driver to show you.

You should get a USB cable that has multiple ends on it. I have one from chafon and I can charge any device I've ever needed to with it

@ilovepeterlustig8381

3 жыл бұрын

shits gon get stolen

@WCamden

3 жыл бұрын

@@ilovepeterlustig8381 seen them a few times plugged in at the front go to the back, basically no way to steal it even if you wanted to

@ilovepeterlustig8381

3 жыл бұрын

@@WCamden great idea

When a a passenger falls asleep I break bit harsh and the jerk forward wakes them up.

Problem is with these cabs interior made outta cheap plastic so scratches are inevitable. But autoglym products and microfiber cloth is a must

@TomtheTaxiDriver

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely! Autoglym is the bomb 👍🏻

in new zealand it can be $500 for a vom in the cab, but i drive myself

Nice one

Does the driver have a PA system that amplifies their voice to the back?

@Billyb0b557

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, called an intercom

Are you related by Joe sigh by any chance?

Also if someone throws up and then you try to charge them £60 they aint gonna be happy about it even though they should pay.

My rules in my cab are treat me and my cab with respect and you'll get same respect back. Oooh and capital is banned.

Come to think of it why don't London taxis have an inverter for 230 V

ive had customers phone from the beach with dogs and expect me to allow dogs dripping wet to get in.... no chance

“They ask you where they want to go” 🤔

have many girls offered you something extra to waive the fare?

his earrings are so funny hahahaahahah

@TomtheTaxiDriver

3 жыл бұрын

😥