Rules In My Cab
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- My London taxi is my own vehicle, but it must also serve the general public.
In this video I break down some expectations and rules for my passengers.
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I just realized that I voluntarily spent 14minutes watching a cab orientation tour for a cab that is not even in my country.
You never know when you might need it Mr Chilled Wolf!
@@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. 😂
That tickled me but it was also a point well made.
annoying karen parents that dont look after their kids properly and allow them to do what they want.
I was asked “can I skin up driver”, “err no!”
No it’s not it’s Comedy Platinum
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
When individuals fall asleep in my cab I would speed up then brake Sharpe.... that would wake them up.
@@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
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.
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👍
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
😂😂
Same Maxi that Kym drives now?? Had her the other week and some of the stories from that Maxi were amazing! Haha
In Queensland do you own the cabs? Just asking
@@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
@@LightItUp01 ah alright. I was just wondering because I’ve never heard of owned cabs in Aus
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
I love your videos Tom! Keep them going 👍🙏
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.
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 👍
taxi driver? sure you're not a greengrocer with all those superfluous apostrophes?
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
Excellent Video one again Tom. Really informative. 👍🏻
little timmy going through the window got me lol great video by the way
love that field sobriety test by driving past them so you can check how they walk.. lol
Loved this, Tom. Thanks. You must need the patience of Job to run a cab.
This was interesting, nice to have an insight on this topic
Such useful advice. Thank you. I like your professional approach.
Thank you John 👍🏻
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.
what a bastard
@@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 .
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.
Superb video really good insights on your humble and appreciation of rules :)
Excellent counsel. Thank you.💯
I’m trying to work out if your cab has those seatbelt adjuster slides like on some minibuses.
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.
You are a decent geezer. When I'm next in the smoke I hope to get a chance to use your cab. Top quality 👌
Thanks Ravi!
Iii
Great advice for cabbies and passengers alike (although that some have to be said is a bit surprising!) 👌
ahhhhh he said bo'tle o' wa'er love it!
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
Thanks Tom 👊
Brilliant Tom
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.
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.
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
@@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
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.
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
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
love your channel im a new taxi man
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.
You can hear background audio as I’m playing it in front, silence would just be weird haha!
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.
Legend!
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.
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.
Music; play chillout vibes or classical music. The difference it makes at stupid o'clock is great.
Loving the "lockdown haircut". Oh, the memories!!!
Vaping is oil and it sticks to your glass and interior
It's glycerine. Sticky shit that attracts moisture. Absolutely horrible stuff to get off your windows.
@@khalidacosta7133 yep wish people would rediscover PG and stop using so much VG
This is extremely true and relevant to this vaper.
Interesting video. Years ago i worked in a busy factory and our HR department defined an accident as any unplanned incident.
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 .
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
this are not rules, there are just common respect
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'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.
These new taxis have a soft close, it’s delightful 🙂
Hi Tom, always great videos and why is not connect with adsense account. You can help a lot of knowledge student with great tips.
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
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.
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 :)
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.
Done it but I always get the driver food
Do you have to pay PRS/PRL for music
"dogs are great because they dont complain" LOL
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?
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.
It's the parents responsibility not the taxi drivers ,if they don't belt up in my cab they not going anywhere.
@@tutsywutsy That's more or less what I said.
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.
Isn't it required by law to wear a seatbelt in the UK, for everyone I mean?
That’s the case in Norway.
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
Oh & listen to Rush,greatest band ever
Great Video, I do think its just basic good manners, all of the things you mention wouldn't happen in a taxi with me
Hey I’ve got a question are those plastic shields meant to stop acid attacks and and stuff or what’s the purpose ?
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 👍🏻
“Little Timmy might going through that window” sorry but that was hilarious.
My cab is run on the Rick Astley principal. You know the rules and so do I.
Love this 😂
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.
Hi Tom. Can you make an other video for upfront payment and over an hour job (12 miles distance)
What do you mean?
They're not scratches, they're noble scars.
How do you deal with customers treating your cab as a removal van especially students? Find it quite annoying myself
What a great idea for a video Subscribed for more and liked
Are you related by Joe sigh by any chance?
What happens if a kid needs a booster seat do you have to supply it to them by law
do you think TX is good cab for cabbie who lives 30-50 miles away from London?
Ari H. Yep perfect. Smoothest cab going. The range extender is perfect for the commute in, then switch to electric
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
@@TomtheTaxiDriver you are very good person
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 ever do money upfront first if you’re unsure about a customer ? , Have you had any runners if so do a talk on that
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?
Central London has blanket mobile data coverage, so passengers can use their own data on their own devices.
@@dunebasher1971 Tourists may not have roaming data.
@@qwertyTRiG What backwards countries mobile companies does not have international roaming??
@@AmbrosiusVanDerCastel Costs a bit.
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.
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
How do you use the wheelchair ramp in the cab
By using the wheelchair ramp
Next time you get in a cab ask the driver to show you.
Nice one
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.
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
shits gon get stolen
@@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
@@WCamden great idea
I stopped vaping in my car as it leaves a film on the windows which is an absolute nightmare to wash off.
Switch to 50/50 or 100 percent unflavoured PG and get an MTL setup, may need to up the nic though.
Does it to your lungs too
@@srfhdx5584 wow
@@srfhdx5584 and then your lungs clean themselves out and you can keep getting that niccy rush
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 ☹️
It can only get better 😂😂😂😂
Wow! What kind of shift is this? Late night presumably?
@@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 😭
Nice useful information I’m new 👍
Thanks and welcome
in new zealand it can be $500 for a vom in the cab, but i drive myself
Problem is with these cabs interior made outta cheap plastic so scratches are inevitable. But autoglym products and microfiber cloth is a must
Definitely! Autoglym is the bomb 👍🏻
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.
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.
“They ask you where they want to go” 🤔
When a a passenger falls asleep I break bit harsh and the jerk forward wakes them up.
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?
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.
Does the driver have a PA system that amplifies their voice to the back?
Yes, called an intercom
£60 to clean up after someone throws up? Damn, that's brutal for the cabbie. The cab company I work for charges around 300€, because the mess has to be properly cleaned up with an ionizer, meaning that the cab will spend at least the next 12 hours in the dry dock, missing an entire work shift.
have many girls offered you something extra to waive the fare?
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.
Come to think of it why don't London taxis have an inverter for 230 V
My rule of getting a cab is never get in one where the driver is covered in dodgy tattoos
Oh they’re not tattoos they’re just really fortunate birth marks