Sunday Shift - The Ultimate Smash and Grab?

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[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

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[@ryanoverlay4592]

Gonna buy from this sponsor so you can earn enough to not do betterhelp anymore :)

[@thechriswhewell]

You ought to get yourself an egg-timer Tom. When you set down, set the egg-timer for five/ten minutes. If you haven't seen a hand go up in that time, join a rank. It stops you from driving round for an hour and then giving up and joining a rank.

[@life.with.sabine]

You may not have a rank nearby

[@janetpendlebury6808]

Wouldn't he have a clock in the car?

[@WildlingatHeart]

Shift video! "TOUCH!"

[@howdan1985]

Yes Tom! You dropping one your superb shift videos is "my idea of a very nice Saturday". Perfect.

[@rollingtroll]

Actually, now you mention toilet breaks; When in London; what would you do if you needed a toilet? Especially in the evening? I usually just walk into a Pret but they can close quite early. I find that finding a toilet in the evening can be quite a challenge.

[@MichaelEngel55]

Sunday has a rhythm all of its own. I find the best hours are 3 to 11pm

[@SajoMt]

no way you referenced mick foley in a cab driving video🔥you're so real

[@simonhearn1202]

Mum & Dad got married at that St Paul's Church Hammersmith in the 50s 😊

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

16:27 - I'm looking to see if @CyclingMikey is waiting at the lights!

[@harrisonjames7489]

Remember Eastbourne Terrace is 1st then Westbourne . Keep the East and West together. Thats how i remember it.

[@richardrichardw9520]

Love your videos Tom like to listen to your voice relaxes me after a busy day so thank you Sir

[@Daniboi1703]

As some insight, here in Singapore (and probably other countries) many taxi drivers don't know local roads, hence you gotta give them a general area before then directing them once you get there. Probably explains the lads at 24:30.

[@Bobzz023]

Come back in 56 days Tom. No need to use red lion square just Parker Street R Newton Street L High Holborn sdol for the Hoxton hotel 👍🏻

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

I very rarely do that… everyday is a school day 😂

[@Ukdemon-gz5xf]

As a newbie to your videos must admit I do enjoy , does make me laugh when you say “20 min before the next job etc” you really need to try rural taxi driving 20 mins between jobs for me would be a mega day lol

[@JustinW-ub4nw]

Keep the videos rolling our way And you are the best taxi KZbinr. You make me want to be a taxi driver

[@howdan1985]

Thanks!

[@VasudevanManikandan]

From Southampton Row, you should have gone forward Kingsway, right Parker St, right Newton St, left High Holborn, set down on the left is Holborn Hoxton hotel. Now the Holborn gyractory is time wasting!😅

[@marcdavis6823]

Love it your spot on with the slow punters gives your the right hump. Be lucky mate

[@acourierfromtheuk]

Hi Tom, love the videos mate. I'm a sameday courier based in Sheffield. The sameday delivery industry allegedly grew from the black cab trade in the 60's and 70's. It'd be awesome if you did a video covering that period of how they started delivering whilst also running passengers around London. Keep up the good work! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@gossipmongersaunt774]

Yes Tom, love it. Past under passage Royal Oak used to play footy there. Where do you live?

[@dannyhancock9330]

Love the videos Tom. I find it so relaxing to virtually drive around town with you. I'm always surprised at how much of London I know! Even though I don't tend to stray beyond my little corner of this city very often. A question for you about London Airports. You obviously can pick up from Heathrow, City and I imagine Gatwick. But what about London Luton and Stanstead? Would they be worthwhile even if you can?

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Heathrow and city only. Can’t do the others

[@THEGREATShoTz]

Love these videos

[@martinfoskett7697]

Brilliant video missed theses ones 💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@oneteaminbristolbcfc]

Thanks for this Tom really enjoyed it

[@kphedges1]

Great video Tom good to see a Sunday shift.

[@oldmanc2]

Excellent video - Sunday is more fun!

[@mousquetaire86]

Random facts: Margaret Thatcher used to live in Chester Square....and in Clarges Street is Aragawa, where steaks cost around £750.

[@gossipmongersaunt774]

Mega grill in Highgate or divan Ballards lane on the way home

[@JustinW-ub4nw]

Thx for the amazing videos

[@ToddFletcher-j6f]

Class vid tom, especially since i got my drop to 28s.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Cherish those moments when your knowledge is on fire 🔥 film yourself calling as a memory of being at that gold standard, as my videos show, the street names will gradually disappear from memory 😬

[@1eddwood]

Wait till you’ve done 21 years , you’ll remember f all

[@briantaylor5242]

Plus you can purchase a new taxi for £100k

[@Zipperzapper_]

Finally a Shift video again! ❤

[@m4hf]

Afternoon Thomas, appreciate the upload 🎉

[@greigs9384]

Argyll Sq’s a good job from The Berkeley, if it had been a punter from the hotel it would be another round the corner one.

[@frankberkemeier]

Raise hell, praise Dale. Great vid. Cheers.

[@bdeithrick]

Loving the music from John Cadogans Mingmoles

[@colingerard7863]

Hi Tom. What were you overheads for the day against what you made in fares. Thank you and have a busy day.

[@saidbouki5942]

Thanks

[@Flubbydubbydoodoo]

When did Londoners start referring to it as “Central” rather than the “West End”?

[@bigjml]

People who work in London call it Central.

[@Flubbydubbydoodoo]

@@bigjml Not when I lived in London in the 90s. So it has changed since then. No-one called it Central back then.

[@bigjml]

@@Flubbydubbydoodoo Yes they did If you work for a living, Taxi, Chauffeur, Courier or Minicab. It’s always been called Central. Short for Central London. Not that complicated to understand. I don’t know what commuters, Bus Drivers or Security Guards call it.

[@peteinessex5025]

I've called it Central for as long as I can remember. The area spans from the City right up to Westminster if not beyond. The West End to me is the theatre district within Central - Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Oxford Street etc.

[@dukeofdevon5608]

Gutted you didn’t use Garrick street which you seem to say in every video 😂😂

[@mw...]

Great video Tom. I reckon if I were a cabbie I’d work every Sunday. Exempt when a group of nutters are marching…

[@astro27132]

How does the advertising on black cabs work? As I know you are your own boss as such, do advertising agencies approach cabbies or do you? Great video as always

[@1973Washu]

Question: if the knowledge only covers a certain radius from the center of London then if a fare takes you beyond that radius do you pull up a GPS to navigate or does your actual knowledge extend beyond the standard amount prescribed by the knowledge exam?

[@Nooticus]

Nice shift video!

Would be super if you got them dodgy Hampstead's fixed. Get it done and be proud !!

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

I got a quote… £4k. Not a £4k problem if you ask me

[@TheJaydipe]

What days/times do you find London the busiest nowadays? Is it still Tuesday to Thursday, evenings? I’ve felt London has been pretty quiet in general for some reason

[@johnorchin8567]

Hi Tom, Is this something that all London cabbies do, and is it recognised as being the correct way to do the job……driving around the side streets to avoid being stationary at lights. Perhaps customers feel more anxious if they are watching the meter tick over whilst being stationary at lights.

[@drummerboy1390]

They also get anxious rattling around side streets. They can think you’re taking a long route. Sometimes you just can’t win.

[@Jasongvl]

Great vid again mate! Question- do you get/how do you deal with road rage on the daily?

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

I don't, wouldn't be in this job if I got road rage. You just have to let everything go.

[@danielbuck7556]

Do you ever pick up from major events at football stadium / gigs at Wembley etc ?

[@rjm5455]

Have you ever taken someone to Buckingham Palace

[@emilyrowan8779]

Hi again Tom, please can you let me know a rough cost of me getting a cab in July from outside Euston Station to Victoria Station, around 1.30pm. I've got train tickets but because of my disabilities I don't want to do this leg of my journey via train. Thank you in anticipation 🤗

[@georgeashton8578]

Great tom

[@user-ym1mu1yt4d]

Any good apps for calling black cabs other than Gett or Freenow? The only reason I still use Ubers is because it’s hard to find a cab in the area I live in

[@disrealnow9664]

19:24 KOL check 👮‍♂you did a right from Haverstock Hill (not Rosslyn Hill) into Belsize Grove (not Belsize Park Gardens) 😉

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

😬

[@Isaac-sf4zl]

What does "legals me the fare" mean??

[@sahu]

I was thinking the same thing. I think it means pays with exact change. So if the fare was 7 pound 40 pence, she gave the exact amount. Or give 8 pounds and asked for change.

[@knightsorder]

DIDNT KNOW THEY HAD GATED places in london town

[@ybe7383]

Hello, did you have an application to receive races. I'm a taxi in Paris and we have an application

[@ebismusic8813]

Once you start shift video you have to complete 😊

[@torspedia]

Will you be doing anymore Sunday shifts?

[@zulfqarali905]

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[@robbieelliottoutandabout1103]

Try doing s shift in Blackpool be gd KZbin content

[@simonhickey4923]

Long hours for minimum wage the game has finished

[@1eddwood]

Agree , 21 years pushing a cab in London

[@Mr225_____]

Sorry but how is £9 in 4 minutes minimum wage? £300 in a day? How’s that minimum wage???

[@pkvids23]

Can you be pre booked? Looking for Paddington to king cross premier inn hub soon.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Due to the time taken it's easier and cheaper to grab a taxi from the rank. Approximately £18-£20 on the meter depending on conditions and time of day.

[@pkvids23]

@@TomtheTaxiDriver ah but I want to meet the legend 👍

[@rangers7694]

Stalker alert 😅

[@pkvids23]

@@rangers7694 idiot

[@ZDProds-c8p]

Why didn’t they just go to the front of the hotel in the first place?

[@jaserobert2758]

Higher tariff on Sunday?

[@briantaylor5242]

Yes rate 2

[@yoshiadams2349]

Tom

[@ricardop6303]

What is the longest you've had to wait to pick up passengers?

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

3 hours. Victoria station during Covid

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

If we are not counting Heathrow

[@louiszammitt4058]

You should do a night shift video mate

[@OG_Rider]

Should Black cabs always be black? 🖤

[@briantaylor5242]

No years ago they did then in 1970/80s drivers could buy a new taxi other than black.

[@xxproskill4273]

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[@zulfqarali905]

Hi 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 Tom Londons greatest showman 😊😅😮😢😂🎉

[@theridiculousnicolaus]

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