INSIDE the cab NIGHT SHIFT - London TAXI Driver

A rude customer, drunks and a roader!
Lots of fun in this Friday evening shift.
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[@jimpattenden7476]

I was a taxi driver in woking Surrey for 25 years.. Loved the job... I'm retired now. And still miss the job... I must say. Tom comes across as a very professional driver. A credit to the industry.. Hope he has a long and successful career. Good job

[@euanscotland]

Still miss people asking if you were busy that day?.

[@PaulVasilev]

I’m from woking how’d you find ranking by the front of the station (M&S side)? Seen some drivers get funny when queuing up there

[@davideweir2473]

@@euanscotland Yeah, must admit I say that! It is a kind of ice-breaker and can lead into some interesting conversations.

[@matthewfrancis9830]

You did the right thing with the four lads Tom, I am a taxi driver and I would have done exactly the same as you. It's is better to drive away, than feel like you have been taken advantage of. Spot on!

[@sparky6899]

I agree. You're a cab driver, not a market stall to be bartered with.

[@joshuahill6153]

Same for any career tbh, don't work the dredge.

[@tonyclifton265]

i love this "inside the cab" genre. amazing that even after your shift you go home and do yet more knowledge-based work, analysing your own performance that day. do you actually keep a "logbook" of journey start end end points during the shift or do it from memory and video file later? dunno why you might need a logbook but maybe for TFL or the taxman. could be done by GPS automatically nowadays

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

No log books, but as you say, the meter/card payment usually has a modem attached so that data is somewhere. I would really like to build some kind of database that shows the probability of getting a job in a certain area. I mean the data is all there, it's just extracting it.

[@tonyclifton265]

@@TomtheTaxiDriver i was thinking the same thing. get a "big data" analysis done of pickup points and times, correlated with destination profitability to let you know where to hang out and whether it's worth joining a rank at a particular time. the maths underlying it would be easy. but then i figured you guys already do that all in your head anyway based on experience and gut feel, or tip-offs from other cabbies

[@rrp6405]

@@TomtheTaxiDriver would an app that cab drivers pressed buttons for, empty rank, busy area, quiet area be kinda helpful?

[@mfurmyr]

@@TomtheTaxiDriver Viggo taxi in Denmark has an app that shows the "hottest" areas in Copenhagen to the drivers. In Oslo Taxi we can see all our taxis on our tablett and can see how many is occupied and vacant in different areas of the city.

[@donaldflump5613]

I drive taxis in Newcastle and always analyse my day too

[@flyingwarrior7155]

As a cabbie it's good to hear you little facts about the history of the streets. Those guys probably spent over £50 each on a night out and there haggling you for £5 each , let them jog on , don't want or need people like that anywhere near me in the cab . Can't believe you got to horseferry road and didn't empty your bladder . When did you finally find a loo 😂

[@joeygreg]

It never ceases to amaze me how much you know about the city. The Knowledge really makes London cabbies unique and it's honestly so impressive. Keep it up Tom, love your videos and insight into the life driving a cab in one of the best cities in the world.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Thank you! Every day is a school day and I'm always learning, that includes routes too, not just history 😊

[@mjfreespirit]

The knowledge is why I respect London cabbies so much. I don’t use Uber unless I’m outside London

[@nickhedges7232]

I had almost 40years of it......loved every minute.....greatest job in the world....

[@wloffblizz]

Tom, if I ever happen to travel to London and spot you in your cab somewhere, I'd gladly pay you 30 quid just to drive me around London for a bit and share your little tour guide facts 😂 love em, hope at least some of your customers do too!

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Definitely 😊 I do offer tours in the cab also

[@johnchang774]

@@TomtheTaxiDriver Tom, would you happen to have a Web site where we can book tours mate?

[@mattlawton4715]

@@TomtheTaxiDriver you can adjust that door to fit by the catch 👍

[@diggintheblueswithaparrot1329]

£30? 😂😂😂😂

[@davidhowell4691]

Tom I live in South london and I watch all of your videos cos you have inspired me to become a taxi driver in the future

[@BigPinkJohn]

Nice video mate, we must NEVER lose the black cabs in London or the training you go through.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Thank you, these videos aim to showcase the benefits of The Knowledge and black cabs 😊

[@Robert-cu9bm]

No more lockdowns will help.

[@Debilitator47]

I did 12 years in night taxi in the midwest US in a college town. Nowhere near the territory or population you deal with, but the business was steady to busy and I honestly liked that job the best I ever had. Done with it in 2012, when the gig apps ruined the job. I miss it and aside from the sites, what you're describing is exactly what I did in the job. Nobody tested but I had the knowledge for the local area. Great job.

[@CraigMcIntosh]

Came across your channel as a KZbin suggestion wow, I am 52 years old now retired Edinburgh City Taxi Owner and Driver and god did I love this video, watch bits of your other videos and it has brought back happy memories of my 20 years as a black cabbie, had to retire due to heart attack and brain injury, Wish I had never had to retire I loved my job, and before you ask I worked 20 years constant night shift starting 5pm till 5am and was blessed as my dad did the dayshift, Dad is also now retired and 72 years old. Subscribed and Liked your channel, keep the content coming.

[@joespencer1604]

Great insight to the daily life of a London cab driver! Would love to see more of these "talk throughs"! The route, the landmarks (QEII 🤣), Iron lung! It's all so interesting for us viewers, keep it up Tom!

[@richardrichardw9520]

Brilliant insight video as usual Tom nice touch to Ascot at the end of your shift I was on the rank at Caterham in the nineties a chap comes out asks to go to Brighton he said he fell asleep on the train and he was supposed to change at Purley I quoted him £50 I think and he was so grateful gave me his address at Brighton Marina and slept the whole way there bless him gave me a £10 tip as well happy days

[@ruadhagainagaidheal9398]

That took me back Tom. I did 37 years on nights as a London cabman- 1979 to 2016. I reckon I got out and moved to Cornwall just in time. Not so much Uber, (bad enough) but the dreaded cycle lanes and traditionally one way streets becoming two way just mess with the brain. I visit London from time to time and I can’t believe I put up with all that for so long. I do miss many aspects of the job, in the main the people I met were great - a few wrong ‘uns of course. Like the couple I left standing at the kerb because I had a bad feeling about them. They went on to murder the less cautious cabbie that took them to Tottenham. Always trust your instincts - its better to be judged by twelve than carried by six. Be Lucky mate, and keep those doors locked.

[@anaitali8256]

Afternoon greetings Tom. May i compliment yourself and your peers for your service to the fare-paying public. I have first-hand experience, lasting7 years, of the honesty displayed by your peers during a secondment in the Big Smoke. Every Sunday evening, and Friday evening, i travelled from central London to King’s Cross Railway Station to my home in Yorkshire. As we can imagine, i had a detailed knowledge of the route; and i am honoured to say, in the 7 years, not once did a cabbie deviate from the route. Please continue to serve the public and we are most grateful. Kind regards.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Thank you Anait! It is regular cab users like yourself that I applaud and thank you very much for your custom 😊

[@anaitali8256]

@@TomtheTaxiDriver…it is an honour and a pleasure to be a customer. 🙏

[@sleepycuber]

Working in London for most of my life, never imagined getting hooked on Tom the Taxi Driver! Brilliant channel. Weirdly, I find it quite relaxing to watch these videos and all the extra information that Tom gives you about London is such a bonus. Man, keep up the good work!

[@tankager1348]

I wish TFL liked your older videos (the ones you had to take down and can no longer show) but another great insight video. Keep up the good work Tom. 👏

[@highbury1972]

In any Large Metropolitan City you get people who are self absorbed and Have very little regard for people that actually enhance their lives like yourself or the Barista in Pret etc. A London Cabbie sees so much in life. You can meet some of the nicest people ever and in a blink of an eye an absolute horror of a human!! Keep that camera rolling Tom as you’re doing a fine job as a Cabbie and guide.

[@map-reduce]

This is one of your best videos for a while. Loved the history lessons, and the insight in to your day. Hope the storm isn’t blowing you away, cheers!

[@indieluvver]

Tom, I rarely go to London, but I Love your videos. It's so fascinating seeing what happens on a shift. I love your presentation style and have watched dozens of your videos since I came across your channel a few weeks ago. This is the first day as a cabbie video I've watched, now off to watch some more! Take care

[@samikoo]

Great video! Flying to London in June. First trip since covid started.

[@justaddbricks5527]

Love the knowledge and all the facts that you have for London. Great insight into London and life as a Taxi driver.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Thank you justAddbricks for tuning in again 😊, these videos showcase how my brain whirls whilst driving the cab

[@underground1019]

Great video Tom! My father is a recently retired cabbie and we love watching your videos together, with your great insight into the job. Top notch editing too, can’t wait for more!

[@wonderful-wafwaf]

Tom...you are an intelligent man. You're knowledge is proof of that mate 👍

[@bluestuable]

my general rules are, I do not pick people up who run into the road. I do not pick people up who need a lamp post to keep them upright. I do not take passengers who need someone else to help them into the cab and leave them with me (it means I will have to help them out) I do turn my light off when a drive past certain Edinburgh Pubs, I'm sure you know pubs like this Tom. Now when it comes to fixed price work, Edinburgh is busy I do not discount as it usually means uber are surcharging. if it's quiet i will give a discount of about 15% maybe 20% if it's really quiet. I'd rather not do the job than do it stupid cheap, (especially with the price of fuel these days) love the videos, be lucky.

[@jameslane411]

I love these driving videos so much! So good to have them back.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@phoenixrising8383]

Spot on Tom love the vlogs 👌 the information you give about London is great 👍 positive man nice to see ,I have done the job 30 years and I love it .keep positive my friend as their are a lot of negative people in the job keep up the good work .

[@craigablitt7352]

Probably your best video yet. Always amazing watching the KOL in action, job by job. If the late lady had got in a private hire vehicle, there’s no way that a nav would have routed her around the back of the National Gallery like that, hence why London’s Taxi drivers will never be bettered. Love the contrast from the Euston to Kings Cross job to the one to Ascot in the end. These videos give students like myself a positive incentive to keep going on the KOL… nice one

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Cheers Craig! Be lucky mate!

[@toni4729]

Wow! My mum used to work in Brick Lane making belts for a while before we went to Australia in 1965. Things sure have changed there now.

[@andrewhill400]

Really enjoyed that vid. I love it when people on KZbin are just going about their day and showing us what they do rather than trying to impress me with some made up bullshit. Liked the way you showed the route on the map along with the footage.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Haha, this is about as interesting as I can make my life

[@runninginthewoodsandrew6440]

Just watched your video,i am in total awe of you and your colleagues ability to learn and use The Knowledge. You really provide a service second to none. This country should not take the taxi drivers for granted you provide an amazing service.

[@commuterbranchline8132]

A very enjoyable video Tom, your a great ambassador for your trade!

[@markusalex3123]

I agree absolutely! Never taken a cab in London. Until this distinguished Gentleman came around with his excellent Videos.

[@Benhutchie22386]

@@markusalex3123 same!

[@wendylim1936]

Nice to see the streets of the city of London is back to normal again. Another reason why I wish to be back in London again soon. Another interesting narrative from Tom as he drives around the many interesting streets of London.

[@chrisfinch2807]

Great to see you out n about recording your daily experiences, being a cabbie for over 20 years I was surprised how much I enjoy your videos plus your knowledge is exceptional.. Glad you showed them idiots trying to pull a fast one to fenchurch Street & the drunks we have to deal with. Keep pumping out them videos

[@Drdee1]

2:49 That's where I work! Try Holborn circus in the evening, I see plenty of black cabs picking up there and heading for the West End

[@AllSingingAllDancing]

Hi Tom I haven’t watched these in months but I am happy I saw this one. Thank you for such an in depth look at your shift! I’m sorry you had to wait so long to eat. Take care please!

[@m0dsz3r65]

I love the way you deal with certain situations Tom, an absolute testament to your character. Keep up the great work!

[@danielfrancis7926]

Great knowledge as always. Well managed with the tricky passenger. 😁 Appreciated the history of the roads, and enjoyed the Oxford Street history in my trip with you on Wednesday!

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Thanks Daniel, really appreciate meeting you and gaining a wealth of knowledge 👍🏻

[@superdryind7385]

I was a taxi driver in Tokyo, Japan. Your experiences in the video must be similar to what I have done. (I was also often confused drunks and rude people night times.) However, I was very proud of my job and now miss it. Thank you and great job, gentleman.

[@ratboy203]

These videos always make me feel good seeing places and the city from when I used to live there. Thanks for the joy!

[@tidysampler585]

What an interesting video into the everyday life of a cab driver in London. We were glued right through till the end. Before Covid hit us, we used to visit London fairly regularly. We live down south. So the bright lights of the city always keep us entertained. I’ve subbed now, so I’ll watch more 👍 Great content…

[@mackynij]

Those bunch of lads that wanted to go to Fenchurch street were so rude man, anyway glad you made a nice £400 that day looked busy fair play

[@faizee8905]

I passed my test in Edinburgh Scotland from being a private hire driver gonna be black cab driver your videos are making me really excited for my proper taxi driving journey 😊

[@H0LT-85]

That door not lining up would drive me INSANE !

[@KennyEvansUK]

Why couldn't I stop watching this? Really nicely presented channel, thoroughly interesting.

[@DS-od1kb]

If I ever win the lottery i'll ask for Tom to just drive around and talk and slip him a couple of grand tip. I love these videos. I learn so much about London it's an education in itself.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

You'll love the new format of video coming this weekend!

[@DS-od1kb]

@TomtheTaxiDriver Look forward to it. Will definetly be checking it out. I have a complete London underground and rail network map on my phone just like the ones they used to have in diaries back in the day and on work breaks I try to learn routes and which line colour, connection links etc stations and routes are and it's certainly not easy. The knowledge must be a lot more intense.

[@WorldwideHypercars]

I LOVE how not only you talk about the journey but also talk about all the fun facts about certain places

[@keithrh7599]

Came here via the Beatles taxi tour,!over this,I plod around some of those routes on a Santander bike,well not the Ascot one or anywhere with a tunnel.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Thanks Keith! Yes cycle is a great way to see London 😊

[@_Ben4810]

1:07 That's Gandalf Corner junction...Cycling Mikey's hanout...!!!

[@user-qb3zf2bq9p]

I used to drive a taxi near Chicago in the 70's and 80's. You had to use the 2way radio to get fares. Im so used to hearing that radio all day and night. That was half the fun. You better learn the radio or you won't make any money

[@rongenung]

Your knowledge of the streets of London is very impressive. You must have a city map in your mind. Your videos are sensational. Cheers from the west coast of the USA.

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

It’s the test requirement for every London taxi driver 👍🏻

[@99fulham99]

Loved this ! I haven't been to London for 30 years .Still miss it.

[@vikingevej]

Thanks for the tour. Lived 2years in London years ago. Still miss it. Love your city 🙂

[@andylatache7753]

These kind of videos are the most interesting ones, with good commentary and interesting facts! Please, do more of these :)

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Thank you sir, yes it's a bit of a balance between history and routes but hopefully I got it right. 😊 plenty more to come.

[@aldionsylkaj9654]

lol the motorcyclist who dropped the food just turned back twice was like no... OH NOOO

[@prospect8696]

Childhood memories of coming out of the theater and it’s raining. Good luck getting a cab.

[@mickharrison9004]

Good shout for the madness mate I've seen them live what a great laugh and fun music old school ,thanks for sharing that pub they gigged at .

[@ajl8198]

I love that you give some of the history of the areasI would love to gave you as my cabbie when I visit London

[@tomtheutdsupporter]

Glad you could get back into this type of video after TFL have an issue with the previous filming format.

[@richardpool5505]

Hi Tom. Same name as my Dad. He did the knowledge in the1930s. In the 50s/60s, the Chelsea Burger Bar was known as The Starlight Club. In those days, it was red but just as popular. Especially with Bikers and car nuts.

[@royhumphrey49]

Those bagels are world famous! A friend used to buy a two-week supply before heading to his country retreat. 😃

[@tobyskinner94]

Haven't watched the whole thing, but I know it is going to be a great video!

[@manephewlenny6401]

Love these videos, takes me back to living in London without bankrupting myself.

[@grzib]

I’m Taxi Driver in Cambridge . You’re awesome !

[@sunsetwalker291]

Love these type of videos. Please make more of these.

[@mohammedyacinebouacida1712]

Thank you Tom , just discovered your channel , I really appreciate the history & heritage as you go along , being a cabbie myself working late , I call Camden ,Shoredich, Clapham the Bermuda triangle !!!

[@scottdyke7853]

Tom, recently discovered your videos and loving them. Keep up the good work, and remember the London Cabbies are the best in the world. Knights of the road.

[@andythompson7450]

So great that these videos are back ! What happened. I thought they’d made you stop ??

[@justinrainford6342]

Hats off to you Tom knowing that knowledge round London

[@dbeaus]

Lots of fun watching this. Drove in Chicago for 7 years in College and after PT. Lots of things the same. Checking the lines at the train and bus stations and if you got anywhere near the 2 airports, you went in and checked. Spot on on your comment, everything died between 8 and 10. We also had a list of the plays, operas, etc and the times they got out. We always held you London fellows in the deepest respect. How do you manage all those streets with similar names? I was born in Chicago and knew the city well. However, many drivers knew next to nothing and learned on the job. Yellow cabs training 3 hours riding with an experience driver and then out you go. At one time the government called cab driving the most dangerous job in the United States. Probably true. Every driver on my shift was robbed at least once, except me. In the late 70's we had 13 drivers killed in one year across the city. It seems, at least in your videos, that it is a lot more relaxed. You had to be on alert constantly and if you got careless, you paid. Do you guys have Red Zones? These are areas we just wouldn't go. We had the legal right to refuse a load, do you? You call them "jobs", we called them loads or flags. I believe probably all the large cities in US are about the same. And there was a definite negative stigma to cab driving from the public. We were seen as the bottom of the barrel in the workforce. The president of Checker, the second largest company, once said on the news, "No one raises their kids to be cab drivers." I personally had over 5 years of college and in my company we had over 100 degrees and over 90 secondary

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Really interesting observations and thanks for the insights! London taxis are adored by many by loathed by others. I think part of this is appreciation for The Knowledge (something this channel tries to highlight) and people who frequently get in taxis and realise that there is generally such a high standard across every single driver. There still are some red flags of areas in London, but nothing like the drivers would have had decades ago. The main comment I get from drivers who have been working for many years in London, is that there was certain areas you generally wouldn’t want to go to, whereas now we are relatively lucky that it doesn’t happen. Uber has also helped in some ways as they may be taking the lower paying/lower respecting customers. Those who might be incredibly drunk or abusive.

[@sahu]

I used to live right around the corner from that Camden job. 265 Royal College St was a great place to live and fantastic neighborhood.

[@almuric1baggins337]

Bloody brilliant video. So much insight into your normal working shift! I hope that you will do many more like this. Really interesting to watch! All the best ☺

[@happyhermit2022]

Slightly in awe of what you know....big fan of your channel....and also that amazing screen behind you 😬....good luck fella...keep swimming

[@charliewhu66]

“Get out of he east end and back to some normal people” come on Tom no need for that🤣🤣😅

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

I'm so disappointed you didn't call it Battersea Power Station Station

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Never thought of that, would make an very interesting sign!

[@joebonthuys]

Came here to say the same thing 🤣

[@ELPORTEROTV]

Love to see fellow cabbies on the job. Great work mate! 👋

[@Moloko_b]

Cabbie karma. Love this saying, Tom 😎👍🏻 This made me want to visit London again but always remember why my dad, when making a deliver to London from Liverpool, we would leave so early in the morning. Traffic lol Love this insight into your shift. Take it easy out there and stay safe 🙏🏻❤️

[@AlonsoRules]

nice to see some life back in the 'ol London

[@lazylad8544]

Love this inside the cab working type video. Keep em coming it's a great insight to what a cabbys life is like 👍👍👍

[@g-r0370]

I have nothing to do with cabbing but I can't stop watching this lol, subscribed lol

[@theridiculousnicolaus]

Damn Tom we need ‘ em longer

[@sternwayprovider]

dude for some reasons I did not see a video of yours for so long, just randomly remembered u and Im happy :D

[@davidhowell4691]

Tom you rock can you make more videos 📹 that shows the life of a taxi driver 🙏

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Of course, I enjoy The Knowledge and taxi driver process, this is why I KZbin as I don't want London to lose this.

[@Aaron-ws6sx]

Great video and Ascot was a touch! Glad to see another in the cab video mate 👍

[@Matt-wi7ed]

Brilliant this Tom, glad you can do these style videos again!

[@postRMO]

so excited everytime I get a cab incase its you. Would make my day!

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

It could and has happened 👍🏻

[@sanchaynarain3532]

1:09 the famous Gandalf Corner

[@Calum...]

That was really entertaining, great work Tom!

[@csj_80]

You have no idea how much I love these videos! Happy Friday

[@KingCharles3]

Another great video! love the history being brought into the video

[@thomasrailly3079]

Love this living in Australia it’s great being back in the big smoke! 💯💯💯 Thanks 🙏

[@brianmilligan1787]

I like your videos brings back memories London never sleeps

[@6sarge9]

Gonna be a while until hs2 is finnished. We haveing curing issues with the concrete when parts are getting cast in the moulds

[@Tyronnster]

Absolutely love this type of video. I'm not from London so would love to know what each journey costs.

[@msmrepo3271]

I miss the Dublin Castle Great pub. Bagels in brick lane! Manor House up the road for Bagel 🥯 ruby at Brick lane surely 😋 👌

[@mrjohncharlesbrown]

Good for you you're a very talented knowledgeable financial savvy young man, totally professional your are very rare breed, it's not where you come from it's where you are going, and you're going places I'm sure regards John Charles Brown

[@milesthrone3850]

Great video! Really enjoyed the back story on areas too! Cheers

[@hublanderuk]

1:09 @Tom the Taxi Driver Where you say about The Royal Collage of Physicians this traffic island and corner is famous on You Tube. It is also on google maps and is Called "Gandalf Corner" The reason for this traffic going the other way can build up and some drivers decide to try and turn right by going the wrong side of the Island. So another You tube channel has had a few videos go viral showing this.

[@bdeithrick]

Your welcome to Exit here love !! Out ye get