Big Change - I splashed out and bought a New Taxi

[@lukesmith4925]

The lady is absolutely brilliant doing the handover. I would employ here tomorrow. To the point. No BS. Brilliant

[@EdwardThatch-ee7yx]

I absolutely adore this lady. She conducted a brilliant orientation on the black cab. ❤

[@JamieTheCabby]

She was very good, not pushy at all when I enquired about buying the cab

[@fletcher2311]

The only people I know who've switched to electric that don't prefer it are track car drivers. I'm having to go back to a diesel for a while and it's horrible to drive again without instant acceleration and regen braking.

[@pinderworld-travelenthusiast]

@cabby Well done fella. I absolutely love mine too. 4 years old this coming December and I haven’t been disappointed. Nice video. Good luck out there. 🙏🏾🍀👊🏾👊🏾

[@JamieTheCabby]

Nice one!

[@Peter-s6b6g]

Hi Jamie, congratulations on delivery of your new Cab. It definitely suits you, sir I wish you the very best in the future. I also went to Ascot this week and picked up a hired cab I was booked in with Holly like yourself. I found her to be very customer focused and knowledgeable about the brand. And very professional with lots of patience, good luck and take care , Peter

[@JamieTheCabby]

Holly is great, definitely customer focused and not pushy at all

[@greigs9384]

I’d book it in now for its first erad replacement!

[@JamieTheCabby]

The ERAD is a known problem, but not everyone is having the same issues

[@alexm9718]

Oi gregis mcwankshaft, let a man enjoy his new new taxi without being a total fucking 🔔end you jealous dogs nob, mate get a fucking life

[@Micha_MK5]

It’s crazy that this also has erad as I didn’t expect it on a London taxi, I have a xc60 and the erad failed at 66k kilometers, I wish you luck

[@johndorenski4127]

All nice and rosy for now....for such a big investment will you get the 20 yrs or so you will need to make it worthwhile....me, I love the sound of a diesel engine...🌟🎊🤩🥳

[@JamieTheCabby]

It can only be licensed in London for 15 years

[@shakilnasir3829]

Please keep on posting new videos about the experience of your new taxi.

[@JamieTheCabby]

That is my intention mate 👍🏻

[@baz041268]

Hi Jamie well done wish you all the best for the future great video please keep making them be lucky

[@JamieTheCabby]

Thank you! Will do!

[@GrahamReid34]

I’m in love with Holly 😍

[@JamieTheCabby]

Ha Ha, I think many viewers are by the comments

[@paulgilliland2992]

My brother and myself used to buy the used Hackney Cabs and drive them to Belfast back in the day. I’ll always remember JGD707L . She was well used but was the new body and lighting style.

[@raybell7696]

Don't know about these new ones but I had 2 of the older ones TX11,most uncomfortable vehicle for the driver you could ever have. Sold both because I couldn't do it anymore, found I didn't want to go to work. Good luck with the car

[@shakilnasir3829]

Erad is the first thing to go in these taxis and few years ago , it was costing nearly eight thousand Pounds, now slightly cheaper.

[@JamieTheCabby]

They have come down to about £6000 now but I have 5 years warranty

[@taxidmac5907]

Madness putting a carpet in whole point of a hack cab is easier to clean out with hard flooring make sure you tell insurance about wind deflectors they class it as a modification

[@JamieTheCabby]

I have always had carpet in all of my cabs,never had a problem

[@damianleah6744]

Good luck with your new cab👍😎

[@JamieTheCabby]

Thanks 👍

[@davidnorton5887]

Always good to get a new toy!

[@JamieTheCabby]

New toys are always good mate

[@russeast65]

Best wishes for trouble free driving with your new cab Jamie

[@JamieTheCabby]

Thank you 👍🏻

[@patpong5873]

Jamie Good luck on with your Brand New Txe The carpet set from JV Brights is a quality extra but really should come standard from LEVC on a 75k New cab did you get a good price on part ex on your euro 6 Tx4 from Ascott ? the extras mud flaps wind deflectors and Chrome screen washers all finish it off well look forward to any other extras you get for the Cab be Lucky fella

[@JamieTheCabby]

Thank you so much 👍🏻

[@bz849]

Nice piece of kit This time next year you’ll be a millionaire

[@JamieTheCabby]

I should be so lucky, I will have to do the lottery

[@grant916uk5]

Holly, WOW 👌

[@johngreen6191]

Lovely cab.

[@Shads187]

You might also wanna add some super glue at the end of all the wind deflectors. All the best with your new cab. I do like the txe, its a lovely drive.

[@JamieTheCabby]

Already done that mate with some double sided eht 3m tape

[@Shads187]

@@JamieTheCabby nice one. Enjoy the cab, it's a beautiful cab and lovely to drive.

[@21whosonthethrone]

Nice 1 Jamie Guvnor👍 Congratulations and Good Luck on your New Taxi🚕🥳🎉Good info and Insight about the differences between Diesel/Electric etc👌Hope all is well and looking forward to your future videos/Vlogs... Be Lucky Guv ......

[@JamieTheCabby]

Thanks 👍

[@AH-ko9jj]

Good luck with the new cab soon be payed off as wizann latest post 350 to 400 a day for a 10 hour day. Coming back in the trade after covid see you on a rank

[@JamieTheCabby]

Ha Ha, I wish

[@tfairley1187]

Love the new cab mate! I quit private hire at the start of second lockdown but last week bought myself another Skoda to get back into it 😅

[@JamieTheCabby]

Nice 👍

[@harvey455]

The best cabbie in London

[@JamieTheCabby]

Thank You 👍🏻

[@mick-nardini]

When I first got one back in 2018 it was 1.20 at home and 3.60 on the street to charge, been out the game for a few years hate to think what the cost is now.

[@JamieTheCabby]

I don't use on street chargers, only charge at home which for me is about £4

[@jeangreenfield5993]

I'm sure it's an attractive selling point for customers that the journey is not contributing to the air pollution problem .

[@kingofthepennies8358]

@Jamie The Cabby are you gonna get a visor for your higher light on top??

[@JamieTheCabby]

Yes mate, definitely

[@bastogne315]

Just bowt me 1st electric. Money saved is huge. 1000km is between 13 and 26 euro in the EV depending on the tarrif. 1000km in my 1.4 Audi A4....80 euro per 1000km. I love the silence too spesh at start up.

[@JamieTheCabby]

The silence is great when sitting in London traffic

[@decimal1815]

Very nice..

[@davidkruyer8048]

I bought my first new taxi in1968 it cost me £1000 I worked it on night shifts for 3 years then part time for 3 years then sold it and lef the trade for 15 years just taking renting a taxi from a friend on a sunday just to keep my hand in and in 1986 I bought another new taxi which cost me 14000 and worked till the epidemic of 2000 and I am now compleatly retired

[@JamieTheCabby]

Hope your enjoying your retirement mate 👍🏻

[@nizamahmed5073]

Ah so that's what that place is. Just walked past today in Blackfriars

[@JamieTheCabby]

It used to be a petrol station, then there was a cab drivers cafe in the rear, but that has all gone now, there is only a Taxi Parts shop in there now

[@stevenb2366]

Do you still need a 10mm spanner 🔧, you might save a few quid on fuel but it will cost you a wad more in repayments

[@JamieTheCabby]

Not needed one so far 👍🏻

[@Shads187]

@stevenb2366 with the newer cabs the battery at the back has been covered up, so you can't get the spanner in.

[@taxidmac5907]

76k if paying on the drip 80k+ feel sorry for you lads and people have the cheek to complain about the fares no holiday pay sick pay plus Insurance and servicing costs best of luck 👍

[@yorkshireman7025]

Exactly what i thought. How years will that take to pay off?

[@TsLeng]

Amortised over 10years assuming 0 value at the end, it's only 8k a year. Not terrible, offset against taxable income etc. Some people take upon themselves to perpertually pay 3-4-500/month leases for a private car with nothing to show for at the end. Totally ok

[@john-gr8in]

I forgot how much the cab cost when I seen Holly. Holly is stunning.

[@JamieTheCabby]

Holly is a really nice lady 👍🏻

[@mfarooq4006]

Have you got the number for the company who fit the carpet

[@JamieTheCabby]

JV Brights 020 7803 0803

[@djspider4410]

Next video can you show your phone cradle too please, looks solid 👌👍

[@JamieTheCabby]

Yeah no problem 👍🏻

[@Shads187]

​@JamieTheCabby yeah, let us know when you got the phone cradle.

[@Shads187]

Why put carpet in it? Its only gknna stink and get dirty. The vynil floor is ideal tk keep it clean. Wipe the floor and off you go.

[@JamieTheCabby]

Because I do weddings, I can assure you that my cab never stinks

[@richardgreen7621]

A nice taxi private plate would set it off 👍

[@JamieTheCabby]

I have my own plate on it now

[@jacklifeonwheels]

I decommissioned my tx4 , I tried to sell you my 09 plate at the time , but ended up decommissioned it. But just can't see how this the txe is the future it's just so expensive. I'm waiting for them to drop to about 25k

[@JamieTheCabby]

You can get a high mileage used one for that price.

[@man-on-the-tube]

London cabby will earn that back in a week 😂

[@JamieTheCabby]

Yeah OK

[@Shads187]

Isnt the reduced guard the sensors for when you get too close to other cars?

[@JamieTheCabby]

No, it is for the interior alarm sensors

[@Nomaanrashid]

Congratulations on the new Cab Loving the white! What MPG are you achieving on the TX4? local & Motorway?

[@JamieTheCabby]

The TX4 or the TXe?

[@Nomaanrashid]

@ TX4 euro 6?

[@PaulGlibberyTransport]

As ex cabbie, where’s all the cabs ??, has the cafe closed. Been 4 years since i left trade ? BL with new cab

[@JamieTheCabby]

The cafe got taken away in January, nobody was using it after the pandemic

[@shakilnasir3829]

Beautiful, stunning expensive though.

[@JamieTheCabby]

Definitely expensive

[@makeminealarge1]

What's the range on electric only?

[@JamieTheCabby]

Supposed to be 80 miles and through the summer is was getting between 75 to 80, though not really expecting to get that through the winter

[@equaliser2265]

It's Chinease is it?

[@JamieTheCabby]

Built in Coventry but yes essentially Chinese

[@Shads187]

Where did you get the bracket for the phone holder?

[@JamieTheCabby]

Broadit, you can find them on the net

[@Shads187]

@@JamieTheCabby which vehicle did you buy it for? Txe isn't on the vehicle option on their website. tia.

[@leewarrener881]

Tell us what the electric range is? a friend of mine spends most of the day driving on petrol.

[@JamieTheCabby]

The maximum electric range is 80 miles, I am regularly seeing 75 miles

[@djspider4410]

Did you change the seat in the txe? Headrest looks different? Cheers and good luck

[@JamieTheCabby]

No mate, just put a headrest cushion on it which make it much more comfortable, full review in my next video

[@djspider4410]

@@JamieTheCabby lovely I'll check those out👍👍 all the best mate be lucky

[@1964barts]

Remember you saying on taxi cab radio you were not getting one lol

[@JamieTheCabby]

Yep, I don’t deny saying that, but times change and life moves on

[@TheRealSimpsons1]

There needs to be a class action law suit on the erad. Known fault and not being fixed. Its going to cost you a fortune.

[@JamieTheCabby]

Hopefully not mate, I know there are problems with the ERAD but there was problems with the TX4 with fires and then steering boxes that kept cabs off the road for weeks

[@bastogne315]

Why u dont go full electric bud???

[@JamieTheCabby]

We can only use the LEVC in London at present and to be honest fully electric would not suit me, could not cope with the range anxiety

[@Shads187]

Does she come with the cab? 😂

[@JamieTheCabby]

Unfortunately not

[@kevinbennett2208]

I’ll give it a month then it will start to play up

[@JamieTheCabby]

Had it 4 months now and not had any problems

[@md2320]

And cabbies say their skint..........

[@JamieTheCabby]

Its the price of being a London Taxi Driver, every business has costs, the monthly finance payments are one of those costs

[@xxbuxx]

Touch nuffink!😅

[@JamieTheCabby]

😂

[@jkutv]

You could literally buy a Ferrari for that kinda money.

[@JamieTheCabby]

I Can't carry that many passengers in a Ferrari, plus have you ever driven a Ferrari, I have and thought it was horrible

[@andrewogg3125]

I agree… electric will be stopped altogether soon… driving companys out of business and the government can only give so much incentives… with wind and solar only you/we have no chance of using these daily… and when they start the tax and cost of charging goes up but good luck anyways… your choice not mine…

[@harkinsclark1417]

It's a big world out there and just because the UK is slowing down doesn't mean other countries are. Commercial EVs are the way forward, I run a fleet of Peugeot e-partners in the EU they are warrantied up to the hilt these days and possibly the single best investment I've ever made. They are charged overnight in the warehouse which saves on insurance alone, have almost zero maintenance or downtime, my drivers absolutely love them which is important to me. Even if they all completely brick on the day the warranty expires I've still saved a fortune on top of the replacement cost even without the current incentives. Don't believe what you read in the papers mate.

[@andrewogg3125]

@@harkinsclark1417 well if you believe what you have just replied thats what matters… i dont think yo have read on here what actual working people have said about there vans… i can only go with what individuals say about there own vans… and you seem to be the only one who loves them… i suppose they are fine if you only need one charge in a day and the job is no more than50 miles away with a laden van… but if you love them thats fine… but i dont and thats fine too…

[@harkinsclark1417]

@@andrewogg3125 "Actual working people" 🤣 seriously mate I might own the company but I'm working class and put the hours in on the road the same with everyone else. My only criticism so far is that the Aircon struggles in August when the temperature goes above 40° but next August we are closing down for three weeks as part of a new vacation package so it's a mute point anyway.

[@andrewogg3125]

@@harkinsclark1417 i didnt mean to offend… but am glad you like it…

[@jacklifeonwheels]

If u don't work in a tx4 freehold u don't have to pay for diesel bkoz u not working. So u lose the freedom of the job as u got monthly payments so u lose that flexibility

[@JamieTheCabby]

Agree Jack, there are pros and cons for both

[@andyyates4228]

No offence meant mate, so don't take the wrong way, but I just don't like the look of the proper Hackney taxis, they just appear so ugly. Like a box on wheels and the interior is so boring. For the same kind of money you could of had the Brand New 2024 Merc Eclass estate

[@middxmale9692]

Im surprised you opted for 'Carpet' in the Back .. Carpet is a Nightmare to keep clean .. But everyone has their own choice i suppose

[@JamieTheCabby]

I have always had carpets in my cabs, makes a difference when doing weddings

[@middxmale9692]

@@barclayhollands3313 After 25 years Pushing, Ive had all scenarios .... I would NEVER get Carpet again !

[@barclayhollands3313]

@@middxmale9692 Not hard to keep clean if you know what your doing ! I’ve had nearly 33 practise myself 🫡

[@deansh8506]

Interest to know why you are against Electric cars? National grid have come out and said that if we all switch to EV cars tomorrow the grid would be able to cope. Let's not forget that petrol/diesel does not magically appear at the petrol forecourts. They have to be refined, pumped, stored, transported, pumped, stored etc etc. All of which use a massive amounts of energy.

[@Alfred-xc3hc]

Dieing game waist of money 💰 way to expensive ridiculously bad ! People have stopped using them!!!! Keep kidding yourself just watch what happens in that game very soon .......

[@michaeltaylor1553]

Whats happening soon ?

[@zulfqarali905]

Hi 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

[@JamieTheCabby]

Thank you, I really appreciate your kind comments 👍🏻