I retired as a London cab driver 5 years ago , at 68 years old ,after 37 years in the trade. I reckon I got out at just the right time. I knew many of the people featured in this film. Roy Cuming in particular. He was superintendent of The Royal British Legion Taxi Driver Training School in Brixton Road , Kennington. I was trained there in 1980 to 81. Roy was a brilliant teacher and a really nice man.
Lived in London years ago and I still take a black cab when I go back. They know where you want to go and although can be more expensive it is well worth it for the chat with the cabbie which is always interesting. Sadly Covid has decimated the trade and many of the cabbies have given up driving. After such a difficult time doing the 'knowledge' it must be heart-breaking for them. .
Not the same vibe uber is i prefer these old taxi cabs. But I'm not to keen on the new London cabs. I love the smell and sound of a good reliable Bmc diesel.
J354LLO, that Metro was my Dads cab for years. Special edition in Navy Blue with Red pin-striping and leather seats inside. Mad that I’ve just spotted it on here!
I do miss the old fashion FX4s and Fairways when I'm still living and studying in UK around early 2010s! They're a fleet of charming vehicles and they should deserve a long lease of life like the old Routemaster buses!
I had the privilege to drive a silver TX1 SE for the Blind Veterans UK charity for 3 years. It is very spacious internally, the back seats fold upwards and a jump seat can be fitted next to the driver. Although the mpg never got beyond 15 and the top speed is 97.9 mph.
I loved Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls as a child on the 60's. On occasion I get the Peanut Butter wafers. Still good! Contrast to Hostess...god knows what crap they put in thier nowadays.
I had a fleet of London Cabs, both Carbodies and Metrocabs. Recognised a few faces in the film, I also spent many happy hours at Penton St. They were comercial vehicles, designed to do a million miles and quick and easy to fix. All the drivers had to know where they were going, no sat-navs or mobile phones. Ken Livingstone put the cab trade into decline when he took control from the Metropolitian Police, and the likes of Uber are now sounding the death knell. An icon which is going to soon dissapear.
Back in the early 70s there was a company that made the bodywork to special order for these cabs. I believe they also made special order bodies for Rolls Royce.
The traditional London cab is great until you try to get in and sit down if you're well lubricated if you know what I mean (speaking from experience). You can't just sit down in the rear seat but have to take half a step backwards and that's when you end up on the floor.
Looking at the damage to that cab I don't believe that the driver was just casually driving home. That cab was doing some speed to get that amount of damage or it is made from cardboard.
@@lukedavis436 Obviously the box chasis had stopped the damage from travelling back through the vehicle but really the amount of damage did not add up to the description of the accident.
@@lukedavis436 the speed of impact is dependent on the speed of both objects so if the ditch was speeding towards the taxi. Acceleration does not matter if the car was already at a speed too difficult to control.
Monty Schiman was a WW2 veteran. He was badly wounded, including facial injuries, in the North Africa Campaign. He did have his face” sliced open” as you put it , but the injury was sustained fighting for our country.
Dad tried an FX3 in his taxi fleet in 1962, the rest were standard vanguard's,it didnt last long, think it was replaced by a Standard Atlas minibus , after that he had Simca 1000s then cortinas, mk 1,then 2 then 3.
Taxi driver and driver of your flight but we can move on the position of the week for the next few days as I have not had 444tttt I think are the same thing for me and my wife 31st birthday 5D I will be in the morning and the other one was the one I will 77778😊
I retired as a London cab driver 5 years ago , at 68 years old ,after 37 years in the trade. I reckon I got out at just the right time. I knew many of the people featured in this film. Roy Cuming in particular. He was superintendent of The Royal British Legion Taxi Driver Training School in Brixton Road , Kennington. I was trained there in 1980 to 81. Roy was a brilliant teacher and a really nice man.
I grew up in Kennington Oval and I had forgotten there was the taxi driving school across from the park.
I was there after you, Roy was a lovely man.
I want to visit London so badly! Hello from St. Petersburg, Fl.....where it is warm!
It'll be 16c in London on Saturday - yay!
It's a shit hole now.
Lived in London years ago and I still take a black cab when I go back. They know where you want to go and although can be more expensive it is well worth it for the chat with the cabbie which is always interesting. Sadly Covid has decimated the trade and many of the cabbies have given up driving. After such a difficult time doing the 'knowledge' it must be heart-breaking for them. .
You know it's London when you hear someone say `Diabolical Liberty`.
Why would anyone take an Uber - when you can travel in a proper taxi driven by the world's best trained taxi drivers.
Not the same vibe uber is i prefer these old taxi cabs. But I'm not to keen on the new London cabs. I love the smell and sound of a good reliable Bmc diesel.
I am please to say that I have never used an Uber car and never will.
@@teddybirmingham7608 What's wrong with them?
Never use Uber
Made me happy seeing this again. Thanks
I got to ride in a London Taxi whilst I was visiting England. I found the car quite comfortable. If only our American taxi was this comfortable.
J354LLO, that Metro was my Dads cab for years. Special edition in Navy Blue with Red pin-striping and leather seats inside. Mad that I’ve just spotted it on here!
This car turns better than my 2002 S 60 Volvo.
The fx4 dosent have 200hp tho
SUPERB ♥️🙏
I do miss the old fashion FX4s and Fairways when I'm still living and studying in UK around early 2010s! They're a fleet of charming vehicles and they should deserve a long lease of life like the old Routemaster buses!
Funny to watch and listen to my late father Roy Cuming
Is that him at 10.08? I thought it was Tommy Godfrey.
Which one is he?
I had the privilege to drive a silver TX1 SE for the Blind Veterans UK charity for 3 years. It is very spacious internally, the back seats fold upwards and a jump seat can be fitted next to the driver. Although the mpg never got beyond 15 and the top speed is 97.9 mph.
The FX4 lived a long life. Lasted from 1958 to 1997, A good 39--HATSUNE MIKU-years.
I loved Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls as a child on the 60's. On occasion I get the Peanut Butter wafers. Still good! Contrast to Hostess...god knows what crap they put in thier nowadays.
When did the last fx4 run in London?
@@s125ish their still about because ones that were first registered in scotland can be brought down and registered as a london cab
@@IseyWasTaken I haven't seen one in London for at least a decade
@@s125ish same but theres a few
I had a fleet of London Cabs, both Carbodies and Metrocabs. Recognised a few faces in the film, I also spent many happy hours at Penton St. They were comercial vehicles, designed to do a million miles and quick and easy to fix. All the drivers had to know where they were going, no sat-navs or mobile phones. Ken Livingstone put the cab trade into decline when he took control from the Metropolitian Police, and the likes of Uber are now sounding the death knell. An icon which is going to soon dissapear.
Back in the early 70s there was a company that made the bodywork to special order for these cabs. I believe they also made special order bodies for Rolls Royce.
Still a few going in Glasgow
I loved driving cabs...damn U uber
The traditional London cab is great until you try to get in and sit down if you're well lubricated if you know what I mean (speaking from experience). You can't just sit down in the rear seat but have to take half a step backwards and that's when you end up on the floor.
they build them like that on purpose to keep drunks out of the car...being and experienced cabbie i don`t blame them
@@dougthompson5586 It works.
fx3 best taxi ever
the FX4' in a game now.
Gotta be a Savant to be a cab driver 8n London!
👍👍
"London cabbies politest in the world" 🤣🤣
Do you ever see fx; in London now? When did they get withdrawn
rules of the road number 30000: Never Mess with Volvos
Looking at the damage to that cab I don't believe that the driver was just casually driving home. That cab was doing some speed to get that amount of damage or it is made from cardboard.
@@colinp2238 the body shell of the FX4R is extremely weak, hense the redesign
@@lukedavis436 Obviously the box chasis had stopped the damage from travelling back through the vehicle but really the amount of damage did not add up to the description of the accident.
@@colinp2238 i assume the volvo was speeding as the taxis suck at acceleration
@@lukedavis436 the speed of impact is dependent on the speed of both objects so if the ditch was speeding towards the taxi. Acceleration does not matter if the car was already at a speed too difficult to control.
In Scotland, we'd call them Hacks after Hackney Carriage. Everything else was just a taxi.
Dem car yah
They were built to last as you see from the video no rules of driving it was chaos
I had a few of them...no perpetual motion though....there were always breaking down!
What let you down? Was it engine or transmission? What engine did your taxi have? Mike.
@@dorishowick4126 Everything, they were terrible!
English engineering at it best.😆
@@Fernandwinnie You're full of shit
You're full of sh1t.
LOL @ 1:42...
I could almost hear him day "Git darn, f-ya!"
At 27:25, that bloke has had both sides of his face sliced open. Possibly by Ronnie or Reggie Kray.
Monty Schiman was a WW2 veteran. He was badly wounded, including facial injuries, in the North Africa Campaign. He did have his face” sliced open” as you put it , but the injury was sustained fighting for our country.
the Factory in coventry in being demolished now [Feb 2021] another said day for engineering but we must move on ......
How sad I hope they put up a plaque or something to mark the site.
Dad tried an FX3 in his taxi fleet in 1962, the rest were standard vanguard's,it didnt last long, think it was replaced by a Standard Atlas minibus , after that he had Simca 1000s then cortinas, mk 1,then 2 then 3.
Black luxury
I'm not allowed anywhere outside the states because I'm proper naughty.
Taxi driver and driver of your flight but we can move on the position of the week for the next few days as I have not had 444tttt I think are the same thing for me and my wife 31st birthday 5D I will be in the morning and the other one was the one I will 77778😊