I ranked up at Europe's LONGEST Taxi rank!

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  • @listey
    @listey 2 дні тому +32

    Waiting at the longest rank explains why we haven't seen you for 2 weeks :)

  • @ryanmackenzie2591
    @ryanmackenzie2591 2 дні тому +13

    You're honestly starting to become one of my favorite UA-camrs. Keep up the great content.

  • @deathpod1975
    @deathpod1975 2 дні тому +8

    Dave is thinking to himself " Bloody hell, woken at the crack of dawn for 18 quid, I may call that Tom dude and see if he has any VT work ". Keep up the good Kipper fight Mark.

  • @honestdelivery
    @honestdelivery День тому +5

    How do you not have 10,000+ subscribers?! Your videos are brilliant!

  • @martingundry4454
    @martingundry4454 2 дні тому +12

    In all the years I’ve flown in/out of that Airport, and all this time I thought the only rank was just the one outside the terminal😂😂😂

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      I certainly wish it was! Thank you for watching

  • @villeporttila5161
    @villeporttila5161 2 дні тому +3

    Great video as always. So smooth with the delivery of the commentary and to camera shots

  • @andrewcairns7719
    @andrewcairns7719 2 дні тому +2

    Great video as always Mark👍

  • @davestanley444
    @davestanley444 2 дні тому +5

    £32 (great video as always Mark) 😁
    Also, I can’t get my head around how unfair city airport seems compared to Heathrow in the regards to local jobs!

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому +1

      I guess it’s a case of the cabs returning to that long line and jumping to the front, I would feel aggrieved if I had waiting 3 hours then a load of local tickets came back and jumped ahead of me at Heathrow they go straight into the terminals so the feeder park never sees them, add to that so many more jobs here would probably be local. Thanks for watching

  • @Markstaxidiaries
    @Markstaxidiaries  14 годин тому +1

    Funny, I asked another driver on the rank about that and he said some do and some don’t I didn’t as I thought it would be a bit thrifty. And the meter just goes up in increments of 40p I think. Thanks for watching

  • @johngreen6191
    @johngreen6191 2 дні тому +1

    The first part of this made me laugh a lot. What a performance.

  • @baz041268
    @baz041268 2 дні тому +1

    Greetings mark very interesting seems like ranking always is a long wait not always worth it great video as always be lucky

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому +1

      You gets what you gets I guess. I was informed Canary Wharf was a popular local and that exactly what I got. Thanks for watching

  • @Bigaitch500
    @Bigaitch500 День тому

    I reckon £18.20 for guess the fare.
    Excellent video again Mark, cant believe Dave trumped in your cab.
    Keep up the good work.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому +1

      I’ll let him off this time as it was early! Thanks for watching

  • @Azimuth8687
    @Azimuth8687 День тому +3

    Even when it's flowing on the streets the rankers sit there leaning on their elbows on the stations, I've never understood them. Two hours on the X for a kings cross rd. Keep rolling is my motto.

  • @bartrandsnappy
    @bartrandsnappy 2 дні тому +3

    Another good video. Sack that London City airport lark Mark.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Not rushing back for sure, many thanks for watching

  • @Ronn1515
    @Ronn1515 2 дні тому +2

    Great vid, I think the airport rank would be busy due to quite a lot of green badges coming from Essex, it would make sense for them to use city airport to get them into the city

    • @bash4u308
      @bash4u308 День тому

      Guess the fare £25.60

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Yep that makes sense, my trip from Ealing was more of a discovery mission

  • @JayTee-bc4xm
    @JayTee-bc4xm 2 дні тому +3

    Heathrow north and south feeders hold 500 cabs plus those at the terminals !

    • @Ryanp194
      @Ryanp194 22 години тому

      I know but this is “ longest” rank not largest

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      They do, this ep is about Europe’s longest taxi rank the distance as if measured in one straight line. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

  • @PheysTravelTime
    @PheysTravelTime 2 дні тому +1

    Wow what a line ...er.... QUEUE as they say in London. Cheers Mark. 2:25

  • @CJ2727
    @CJ2727 2 дні тому

    Great episode Mark

  • @royclaringbold4424
    @royclaringbold4424 2 дні тому +1

    Guess the fare £31.20. Loved the video again.

  • @jasoncarter2593
    @jasoncarter2593 2 дні тому +1

    that was tough to wait three hours for a local job i know ppl rank up at the airports all day but i couldnt do it. id rather be running around in town more chance of grabbing something good video mark thanks

  • @readstadee
    @readstadee 2 дні тому

    Nice one Mark 👍

  • @cabbieoo7
    @cabbieoo7 2 дні тому +2

    That noise! Put it in neutral 😂

  • @ryanhurley1207
    @ryanhurley1207 2 дні тому +2

    Had a couple of good jobs out of city but 99% of time you get a canary wharf or city. I only rank there now if dropped off and it’s between 7-9am. Well done for carrying on working I would have gone home.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      That makes sense, I enjoyed the experience as it was a first for me. Thanks for watching

  • @shayedkarim7656
    @shayedkarim7656 2 дні тому

    Brilliant video, very educational & interesting to know how it works .

  • @littlejimmy5020
    @littlejimmy5020 2 дні тому

    All these movements in the taxi my brain thought you were talking about bowel movements at first 😂😂

  • @michaelslipman8853
    @michaelslipman8853 2 дні тому +2

    City Airport where incidentally when it first opened Taxi Drivers were given a free return Plane Ticket to a place of their choice and when on the rank most drivers were yellow badge but i used it a number of times never waited too long as Computer cab had a desk inside terminal can't remember but got a lot of jobs to City area,,,,

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      How very interesting! I bet the cabbies didn’t waste much time in booking their trips to Spain. Thanks for watching

  • @Barry6888
    @Barry6888 2 дні тому

    Another good post keep it up mark can you tell me where you got your. Brown leather badge holder please .

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Knowledge point school! Pop in they have lots of great cabbie accessories and are very welcoming

  • @john-gr8in
    @john-gr8in День тому

    Hey mark, what camera do you use making your videos. Could you do a video of inside your taxi and set up also a taxi drivers everyday carries and taxi essentials.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Mostly GoPro10 and then iPhone bit of a mixture of both. I’ll have to check with Dave about the what I keep in the taxi vid 😊,, but I’ll certainly get into it

  • @harvey455
    @harvey455 2 дні тому +1

    I used to be a yellow canary , can get good jobs , street work is very slack in the subs , it does add diversity to the job

  • @ColumbusDixon
    @ColumbusDixon 3 години тому

    Nice to see London from the road. Super interesting and beautiful buildings. Glad I don’t live there though. It’s a termite hill 😉 You could monetise the name-dropping of hotels etc. I checked them out. Relaxing. Best of luck. Be kind to north American tourists.

  • @ianstretch6815
    @ianstretch6815 День тому

    Great video mate.
    One thing can you reject a job at an airport if it’s say going out east?

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому +1

      As far as I know you can’t even though I guess it would be out of the metropolitan district. I’ll have to check to be sure thanks for watching

  • @michaelisherwood8670
    @michaelisherwood8670 2 дні тому

    Great vid as always. Going for £14 guess the fare.

  • @DBProds96
    @DBProds96 День тому +3

    Lot of waiting around for £19

    • @quintuscrinis
      @quintuscrinis День тому

      £18 as you have to pay the pound for access to the job.

    • @DBProds96
      @DBProds96 День тому

      @@quintuscrinis ah yeah, even worse then

  • @jaserobert2758
    @jaserobert2758 2 дні тому

    What time would those cabs at the front of the rank arrive at the airport?

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Well at least 6-6thirty I guess. I’m sure they all know what time the first flight lands

  • @okay3256
    @okay3256 2 дні тому

    Are you sure it’s kipper season?!! was up and down Bayswater road yesterday and almost every cab had passengers I couldn’t believe it! So I just went to the rank on great Cumberland place at the hard rock hotel

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому +1

      That’s good news the drivers and myself, I’m currently away at the moment so hoping February won’t be too quiet when I return. Thanks for watching

  • @lorenzohermoso1085
    @lorenzohermoso1085 2 дні тому +1

    Guess you won't be making a habit of starting at LCY. "The excitement is palpable" 😂. I've ranked there a few times if dropping and it's late afternoon/ early evening. Hotel around the corner/ St Johns Wood, Hertfordshire, Greenwich. It's a big gamble. Wouldn't recommend.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому +1

      Yep! I got what was the most probable outcome I think. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

  • @alexcuthbertson9808
    @alexcuthbertson9808 2 дні тому +1

    Hi mark another fantastic vid mate just my opinion but sitting on a rank for 3hrs travelling 1hr 10min for a £19.20 vid 🤔🤷‍♂️🤔🤷‍♂️🤔 is definitely not worth it my guess for guess the fare today is £13.80 btw I’m surprised London flag fall is cheaper than Glasgow £4.40 & 20p onwards

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      This particular journey of discovery definitely wasn’t worth it however if I’d got a Heathrow connection this would have been a completely different vid but I enjoyed the day. Thanks for watching

  • @ejb4298
    @ejb4298 День тому

    Nice to see you again, Mark. Perhaps I shouldn't, but I would have my humble go at the "Guess the fare". My guess is £23,60.
    My February visit to London is approaching. I can't wait to see London again! I have a question. I know there are about 13 green cabmen's shelters. Are they really open in February? Did you happen to pass one or which were open? I'd like to go and try one of them.
    By the way, I've never seen such a long line of taxis as you've shown at London City Airport!
    Greetings from Krakow.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Yep! As far as I know they are all open, I urge you to visit one as it’s a unique experience. But be aware most are all closed by 3 pm. Thanks for watching

  • @henrysmith883
    @henrysmith883 2 дні тому +8

    Why would anyone do that City Airport job when its highly likely that you’ll be dropping off close by at Canary Wharf or the City. I just dont get it unless you get very rich businessmen on private planes giving big tips.. Three hours for 20 quid and no return. At least with Heathrow youve a good chance of getting a job dropping off further afield

    • @googlamonster5086
      @googlamonster5086 2 дні тому

      I was thinking the same thing. Why do the drivers do it?

    • @jeanpeuplu5570
      @jeanpeuplu5570 2 дні тому +1

      Maybe most of them cabbies reside nearby, so that's a convenient way to start their day ?

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      I’m yet to rank up at Heathrow when I do I’ll hopefully share the experience. Thanks all for watching

  • @hughgardner2309
    @hughgardner2309 2 дні тому

    Is your cab diesel?

    • @paulchilton7571
      @paulchilton7571 День тому +1

      They are all petrol electric now the newer ones

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Electric as reflected in the comments, many thanks for watching

  • @zulfqarali905
    @zulfqarali905 2 дні тому +2

    Hi mark good morning hope you are well done you keep it up you are doing a great job and having fun making some brilliant videos superstar Ali Walsall west midlands england junction 10 m6 Walsall churckery up the walsall

  • @foppo100
    @foppo100 2 дні тому +1

    Could do with some updating looks like the Berlin wall where you all hanging out waiting for a fair.

  • @doydiydoydkyfhkdky
    @doydiydoydkyfhkdky 13 годин тому

    £12.60 for guess the fare. Great video

  • @zulfqarali905
    @zulfqarali905 2 дні тому +1

    Hi mark is the cab paid for now Ali Walsall west midlands england junction 10 m6 Walsall churckery up the walsall

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Hi Ali thanks for watching! Hope you’re well and keeping busy

  • @harshilpatel684
    @harshilpatel684 4 години тому

    Im so confused why so many cabs park up at these long ranks? Do cabbies enjoy the downtime? Surely at 8am there are plenty of fixed daily school runs cabbies can find or just jobs from stations to workplaces etc

  • @mfurmyr
    @mfurmyr День тому

    It is the same waiting time at Oslo airport OSL. if I accept a trip to the airport I will return without a passenger. I will make the same monye driving 30 km in the city instead of 100 km to the airport. The Peninsula seems to be a nice hotel according to Walk with me Tim, but expensive! The Rolls Royce is to pick up passengers.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Yep they have 15 high spec vehicles ranging from Rolls Bentley and BMW all for the customers use

  • @paulalford4029
    @paulalford4029 2 дні тому +1

    From Ealing … don’t you ever rank at Heathrow Mark ??

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому +1

      Haven’t got a tag, have applied but it will be a long wait they said around 18 months

    • @paulalford4029
      @paulalford4029 9 годин тому

      @ yeah … I’ve heard there’s a long waiting list … all the best 👍🏼

  • @MichaelEngel55
    @MichaelEngel55 2 дні тому +1

    An interesting experiment!
    Very risky with no immediate return for local jobs

  • @paulalford4029
    @paulalford4029 2 дні тому +1

    Got to be more cabs ranking at Heathrow … too much of a gamble ranking at LCY with no return on locals.

  • @michaelfrancis8692
    @michaelfrancis8692 2 дні тому

    Good to hear City Airport expansion with low coat Airlines applying to use City Airport in the future.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Ahh ok, I wants aware of that. Thanks for watching

  • @runarandersen878
    @runarandersen878 2 дні тому

    I feel bad for you at the airport, sad you was unlucky. But I guess many isn’t since they are coming back to rank. I guess it is about using the time when in rank, aka reading or watching a movie or so.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Or reading a copy of ‘war and peace’ from cover to cover thanks for watching

  • @hmfalthani
    @hmfalthani 2 дні тому

    Please do a weekly video.

  • @chombersSOpA
    @chombersSOpA 2 дні тому

    Why would any driver rank up at City first thing in the morning. Interesting video at the start, thanks Dave for your input.

  • @frankiewilde7791
    @frankiewilde7791 2 дні тому +2

    Probably worth it if you lived local to the airport and were starting your day there. At least Heathrow let's you skip the queue if you get a local job.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      Once I get my tag I’ll be giving Heathrow a try for sure. Thanks for watching

  • @cabbieoo7
    @cabbieoo7 2 дні тому +1

    Do you change the £1 on extras?

    • @GTLPT
      @GTLPT 2 дні тому

      They are not allowed, it is illegal to charge more than the meter rate

    • @cabbieoo7
      @cabbieoo7 2 дні тому

      @ don’t Heathrow drivers put on extras for feeder park?

    • @GTLPT
      @GTLPT 2 дні тому

      @ no, they have a tag system, the only time they can do extras is for New Year’s Eve (After 4pm) and Christmas Eve (After 4PM)

  • @redsnapper1959
    @redsnapper1959 2 дні тому

    I'm guessing the fare from Aldwych to Victoria Station was £22.00

  • @alan9160
    @alan9160 День тому

    I know it's kipper season but would you be bothered waiting in that rank !

  • @taxi134-y1q
    @taxi134-y1q 2 дні тому

    I don't know about City Airport having the longest rank if 'they' say so then it must be true but I've flown into Berlin Schonefeld a few times and the rank there is Huge.Row upon row of Taxis.Needless to say I wasn't able to count 'em but I would bet on there having been at least as many, but in the final analysis....who cares.😂

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  13 годин тому

      I think in this instant it’s just measured as a single line in distance terms. I liked the old airport in Berlin, very quick to get to the centre of town. Thanks for watching

  • @jerrymccarthy2744
    @jerrymccarthy2744 2 дні тому +3

    Excel please mate

  • @greigs9384
    @greigs9384 2 дні тому +2

    DLR killed city. Used to move well, but thats life.
    It’s balanced out with a big reduction in YBs in that sector, it’s now predominantly Green I see.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому +1

      Yep Darren the Marshall told me many more greens now. Thanks for watching

  • @karlkenny-p8v
    @karlkenny-p8v 2 дні тому

    I would of counted the time you started working to dropping off your first job
    As how much you earned per hour
    About £4 per hour minus running costs

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  15 годин тому

      No I’m feeling even worse! 😂 thanks for watching

  • @antistraveling3522
    @antistraveling3522 33 хвилини тому

    I’ll go £22.20

  • @stevewilkins816
    @stevewilkins816 8 годин тому

    I reckon the fare was 13.60

  • @bdeithrick
    @bdeithrick 2 дні тому

    £68.20 inc tip

    • @jeanpeuplu5570
      @jeanpeuplu5570 2 дні тому +1

      Well you must be the customer all those ranked up cabbies are waiting for ^^

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  13 годин тому

      Answer in the next episode! I hope you’re right then I can retire. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

  • @malcolmkinnon8436
    @malcolmkinnon8436 17 годин тому

    I'm going with £23.80

  • @GTLPT
    @GTLPT 2 дні тому

    my guess fir GTF is £25.80, LCY is an utter crap place to go, mostly, you will end with a short job, it is quite uncommon to get a further job due to the DLR

  • @bigdtailing1950
    @bigdtailing1950 День тому

    How can anyone make taxi ranks like that work Jesus

  • @makeminealarge1
    @makeminealarge1 2 дні тому +1

    £18.60 guess the fare

  • @jeanpeuplu5570
    @jeanpeuplu5570 2 дні тому

    I'd give you 20 quid for that fare, buddy... Keep the change, thank you ;)

  • @runarandersen878
    @runarandersen878 2 дні тому

    27,5

  • @glenjones6980
    @glenjones6980 День тому

    Dave is not a morning person. Guess the fare; £22.40

  • @rangers7694
    @rangers7694 2 дні тому

    Driving from Ealing to city airport empty, jeez youtube must really pay !!

    • @henrysmith883
      @henrysmith883 2 дні тому +1

      He was just trying it out for the channel

  • @chrisbaxter5041
    @chrisbaxter5041 2 дні тому +1

    Absolute waste of time lol 😂
    First and last time at City Airport 🛫

  • @grumpy3
    @grumpy3 День тому

    16.80

  • @isaactimmins8959
    @isaactimmins8959 2 дні тому

    Gonna guess the fare £27.40

  • @ianwalters-qd3vx
    @ianwalters-qd3vx День тому

    My guess is £26.60

  • @jamesdelamare4039
    @jamesdelamare4039 2 дні тому

    9.00

  • @garyputtock4159
    @garyputtock4159 2 дні тому

    Going for £18.80. That just doesn’t seem economical to rank up at City. Just gambling.

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  13 годин тому

      For me it certainly wasn’t thanks for watching

  • @peteb6112
    @peteb6112 2 дні тому

    £18.80

  • @CaboloNero
    @CaboloNero 2 дні тому

    You’ve not picked the best time of year to do this lol. Any other time would’ve been 30 mins

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  13 годин тому

      30 mins seems very reasonable! Thanks for watching

  • @abdullahasmatpoor9114
    @abdullahasmatpoor9114 2 дні тому

    Guess the fair - £25.50

  • @dalegend1274
    @dalegend1274 2 дні тому

    Guess the fare is £16

  • @gavincashman
    @gavincashman 2 дні тому

    20.00

  • @andyboy189
    @andyboy189 День тому

    £23,40

  • @paulanderson1102
    @paulanderson1102 2 дні тому

    Guess the fare I think £35.60

  • @hassanhaschi35
    @hassanhaschi35 День тому

    £17

  • @tobyskinner94
    @tobyskinner94 2 дні тому

    Guess the fare- £28.80

  • @nadia-bits-n-bytes
    @nadia-bits-n-bytes День тому

    GTF £17.80

  • @darrenspencer669
    @darrenspencer669 2 дні тому

    £24.60

  • @bash4u308
    @bash4u308 День тому

    Guess the fare £25.60

  • @monikaunterwegs7960
    @monikaunterwegs7960 2 дні тому

    Guess the fare: £22.60.

  • @johnjenkinson-b8b
    @johnjenkinson-b8b 2 дні тому

    £32.00

  • @richardrichardw9520
    @richardrichardw9520 14 годин тому

    That’s precisely why I hate airport ranks Mark a waste of time

  • @harrison1986a
    @harrison1986a 2 дні тому

    12 pound 20

  • @andrewryder9642
    @andrewryder9642 2 дні тому

    Guess the fare: £19.20

  • @turbotrax7004
    @turbotrax7004 2 дні тому

    £14.80 please sir

  • @FryV2
    @FryV2 2 дні тому

    City Airport really doesn't seem worth it

  • @taxi134-y1q
    @taxi134-y1q 2 дні тому +1

    Glad you don't have a speech impediment....im not very good at ranking....Apologies for being coarse😂

  • @bdeithrick
    @bdeithrick 2 дні тому

    You’re mad going out to that poison. 3 hrs r more

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  13 годин тому

      I won’t be rushing back that’s for sure, thanks for watching

  • @RU55LONDONTAXI
    @RU55LONDONTAXI 2 дні тому

    Longest rank in europe 🤥
    Heathrow is bigger

    • @RU55LONDONTAXI
      @RU55LONDONTAXI 2 дні тому

      It doesn’t take anywhere near 400. At about 60 cabs it’s full up

    • @Markstaxidiaries
      @Markstaxidiaries  13 годин тому +1

      Longest as if measured in one straight single line of taxis. Thanks for watching