BEST and WORST Taxi Ranks in London!

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  • Опубликовано: 8 ноя 2024

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  • @chriswilliams4874
    @chriswilliams4874 2 года назад +23

    Got a cab from the Euston rank about a month ago and indeed the driver in the right lane and left lane had an argument about whose fare it was!

  • @mildertduck
    @mildertduck 2 года назад +34

    I didn't actually realise that the taxis shuffled - I thought the left hand line and the right hand line were totally different queues (almost like two separate ranks). My question is this: you said that at Euston there were more customers than taxis - if so, does the order between Lane 1 and Lane 2 actually matter, so long as customers are always loading in both lines?

  • @jaserobert2758
    @jaserobert2758 2 года назад +52

    Another good video but that ranking system is confusing AF. How are the passengers expected to know which is the next taxi in the queue?

    • @keeli5575
      @keeli5575 2 года назад +10

      the taxi at the front?

    • @jaserobert2758
      @jaserobert2758 2 года назад +6

      @@keeli5575 no shit Sherlock? If only it were that easy but his explanation about shuffling/filtering and 2 lines of cabs made it look clumsy.

    • @Gordon..
      @Gordon.. 2 года назад +1

      That's just a method Cabbies use to bounce the unprofitable fares

    • @clarenceishmael9615
      @clarenceishmael9615 2 года назад +7

      You don't need to know. Just wait at the head of the queue and the drivers will always let you know who's next. The problem arises when impatient passengers can't be bothered to wait to be called over.

    • @oliverstemp9132
      @oliverstemp9132 Год назад

      Go to the one at the front

  • @maddoctor99
    @maddoctor99 2 года назад +5

    With ANPR and the kind of automated gates you get at airport transfer shuttles, it should be easy for cabs to be logged in when they arrive (with the cabbie entering one lane for drop off and pick up (when they want to collect a new fare after dropping off) or entering another lane if they just want to drop off).
    The system would show the cab’s reg no above a parking stall so the cabbie would stop in that space and passengers would be directed to the relevant stall number.
    Passengers who wish not to walk to their cab would signal to the Marshall who can summon the cab to a front collection point.
    I don’t know - this is just a 2 minute thought - I’m sure with some boffins they could figure out a simple, reliable, fair system that does-away with the confusion and potential for (accidentally/deliberately) queue jumping.
    I mean, if there are two long feeder lanes and the right hand one (line 2) is full with 20 cabs and Tom is directed to start a second line to the left (line 1), he just remembers the cab at the back of the right hand lane. But what if line 2 starts to move and THEN another car comes along and fills the now-empty space at the end of line 2. That cab might not even have seen Tom all the way up at the front of line 1. Or, once line 2 is full, do they start loading line 1 and not allow anyone else to join line 2 until it is empty and line 1 is now full?

  • @thehappyvanuk
    @thehappyvanuk 2 года назад +15

    Great video Tom. Do you get many taxi drivers try and jump the queue or is it a golden rule that you don’t break?

  • @Ian-ko1wh
    @Ian-ko1wh 2 года назад +2

    Superb CG visuals, really nicely done🤌👌

  • @acpatsalides
    @acpatsalides 2 года назад +7

    Hey Tom. Been watching your Vids for a while. Wanted to make a recommendation. When you do your Vids of point to points with passengers around London. Could you mention what the journey cost on the meter. I think it would possibly promote people to use Taxis if they had an idea of the cost to use them. I no you did an Uber / taxi compare vid. But I just think you could incorporate this into your existing format. Just an idea :)

  • @Ulleskelf
    @Ulleskelf 2 года назад +11

    Hi Tom. A question for a future video. At the start of your shift, do you turn your For Hire sign on as soon as you leave home/enter Greater London just in case you get a job, or do you wait until you're off the Westway or say in Zones 1-2?

  • @timurshahauthor
    @timurshahauthor 2 года назад +2

    Love the video - great explanation and equally great and helpful animations!

  • @Bojanglyjangs
    @Bojanglyjangs 2 года назад +3

    Great editing and digital description dude 👌

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад +1

      Thanks man, was a little difficult to explain at times haha!

    • @flyingwarrior7155
      @flyingwarrior7155 2 года назад

      @@TomtheTaxiDriver
      It's so confusing, almost impossible to be logical about it .

  • @Markstaxidiaries
    @Markstaxidiaries 2 года назад +1

    Worst experience at Euston, dropped off passenger- cab blocking sharp right turn in queue. No passengers in line stuck for 20 minutes.

  • @Tobytrainspotting13
    @Tobytrainspotting13 2 года назад +3

    I can remember using the old taxi rank at Euston when it was underground; I think I recall it had three lanes trying to converge into one at some point? I could be wrong as the last time I used the old rank was around 7-8 years ago

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад

      It think the most it went to was 2. But yea when it overranked the queue went everywhere ahah!

  • @tonyp4477
    @tonyp4477 3 месяца назад

    Where the rank at Paddington is now is where the original single lane rank and drop off used to be . It was in between platforms. You drove in from Bishops Bridge Road and out onto Pread St. The original rank at St P was where the hotel has its glass doors now. You drove through the arch & there was a small rank at platform level. Only a cab could get out of the rank because of the tight snake downward exit onto Midland Road. Doug Sherry's turtle wax cab wash under the arches of the station. The rank at LAP was called the banjo and you could see it from the r-a-b bottom of M4 Spur. You ranked on a banjo shaped rank to get to the barrier of the feeder park and we
    had BAA swipe cards to open the barrier.The new rank at (SD) Euston is worst than the last one & that took some beating.

  • @joespencer1604
    @joespencer1604 2 года назад +2

    Hi Tom, loved the vid! even if i did get a bit lost, just not made to be a cabby 😆 small note, the music got a bit loud whilst you were explaining, around 6m-7m in, loved the vid otherwise :)

  • @SimatheHiker
    @SimatheHiker 2 года назад +1

    Getting Uber ads before this video 😂 don't worry it won't convince me, nice videos!

  • @JimbobsTransportVideos
    @JimbobsTransportVideos 2 года назад

    Did not expect the animations very well produced

  • @shayedkarim7656
    @shayedkarim7656 2 года назад

    Great video as always, and always well explained.

  • @harvey455
    @harvey455 2 года назад

    Good Comment / Bear in mind drivers use the tail end of the as a com cab point , gett their job and drive off ! I remember 3 cabs at the back on this particular rank

  • @Jacks_here
    @Jacks_here Год назад

    I’ve been to that Chipotle but since it’s St Martin’s lane I would just go to Fernando’s just across the street. Astral is very nice.

  • @makeminealarge1
    @makeminealarge1 2 года назад +5

    Question: Are private hire drivers allowed to drop off and pick up from that area? interested to know

  • @jonbyrnes4349
    @jonbyrnes4349 2 года назад +1

    The old Euston rank underground was never a problem because it filtered into 1 lane . Kings cross is stupid because the second lane is never used

  • @neilfisher1944
    @neilfisher1944 2 года назад +3

    Do drivers always play fair or do you get ones trying to jump the queue? Would like to see more videos like this showing haw ranks work.

  • @aldhous
    @aldhous 2 года назад

    The fumes downstairs at Euston used to be life-threatening. Absolutely toxic!

  • @FelixNBR
    @FelixNBR 2 года назад +5

    I would love to know the percentage of how many cabbies solely rank, and how many rank and drive about the city?
    Probably not known but would be interesting to see!
    Great video as always Tom

  • @leeweaver5800
    @leeweaver5800 2 года назад +2

    Seriously Tom! Why don’t tfl use cabbies info and knowledge to get this city moving. You guys could sort it out in a week 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️. Best taxi service in the world ❤

  • @InstaSim6
    @InstaSim6 2 года назад +2

    I get the fairness argument, but if there's 2 cab lines for picking up passengers at Euston, does it not make more sense to have both lines pickup in any order? Using basic Merge in Turn logic, you aren't taking someone else's place in the queue because ultimately there's more passengers that want a cab, and with both queues operational you can clear the passengers quicker.
    I'm not a cabbie though so I might be missing something.

    • @jaserobert2758
      @jaserobert2758 2 года назад +1

      That would be too simple and common sense. But cabbies have this inate fear of missing out on a job. Those ranks in the video are a nightmare

    • @InstaSim6
      @InstaSim6 2 года назад +1

      ​@@jaserobert2758 I can see that if there's maybe only a handful of passengers, in which case you can probably sort it all out with a single line of cabs, but if there's a backlog of passengers that need taxis then that argument doesn't really hold. Although the Euston ranks do look like a nightmare.
      I did see Tom's video on Heathrow though and saw the family that wanted a larger cab, which happened to be Tom's, and the cab driver in front of him got antsy about it. I get that if you're next in the queue you should get the next set of passengers, but if your cab isn't suitable for the passengers' needs then moving up the queue to find a suitable cab makes sense to me.

    • @jaserobert2758
      @jaserobert2758 2 года назад +1

      @@InstaSim6 absolutely. The paying passenger surely has the right to choose which cab they want to hire.

  • @hamzadhaoui13
    @hamzadhaoui13 2 года назад

    I'm I the only one still waiting for the Wednesday video? Come on mate you've got me hooked on these videos!

  • @davidl9951
    @davidl9951 2 года назад

    Hi Tom,
    I enjoy watching your videos - they give an interesting insight into London cabs.
    Can you tell me - are there likely to be more cabs available on a saturday than a sunday evening.
    We're coming to town soon and want to go to a restaurant not on one of the main routes ( it's in Westminster) and don't want to end the evening searching for a cab.
    Thanks,

  • @dalek3086
    @dalek3086 4 месяца назад

    As a passenger , I really don't like the taxi rank at Richmond station. Confusing. and taxis making u turns on a busy road is a bad idea.
    Best taxi rank is at South Kensington station.

  • @Unconwheels
    @Unconwheels 2 года назад

    Another quality video bro

  • @HairyCaveMan
    @HairyCaveMan 2 года назад

    Great animations!

  • @lutN
    @lutN 2 года назад

    Oh so I have seen you with the camera at Paddington in the intro :D Didn't have time to say Hello 🤣

  • @Azpep
    @Azpep 2 года назад

    Having used Euston a few times the bottle neck at the exit is a pain, you spent most of the journey leaving the rank :D

  • @JamesCoyle95
    @JamesCoyle95 2 года назад +3

    Why can't they just treat it as two separate ranks and then alternate passengers between the two ranks? Then you're just joining whichever is the shortest queue rather than having to keep track of everything and confusing passengers.

  • @BLX187
    @BLX187 2 года назад +2

    did you create that taxi rank graphic yourself?

  • @michaelwood3099
    @michaelwood3099 2 года назад +1

    A little thing that's always annoyed me is that I consider Praed St to be the main entrance to Paddington the way Brunel intended, but my cabbie mate insists it's the taxi rank, I guess for him it is. Not sure how true it is but I was told that the taxi rank was moved because the horse piss from the old horse drawn taxis rusted the original iron girders.

    • @tomtucjr
      @tomtucjr 2 года назад +1

      The taxi rank was moved because the Elizabeth line station entrance was built where the old one was.

    • @driverdoozer
      @driverdoozer Год назад

      @@tomtucjr Paddington originally had a cab road that ran right through the middle of the station between platforms 8 and 9. The taxis came down the ramp from the where the current rank is and exited out on to Praed Street. The rank was then moved to Eastbourne Terrace, which is now occupied by the Elizabeth Line station, meaning they moved again to the current rank.

  • @couch9416
    @couch9416 2 года назад +1

    So how do the numbers work at Paddington since it was numbered 1-9? Do you just go to wherever is free or do you wait till one side is empty? But then do you just have to tell the passenger that the taxi in position 6 is in front of you at position 1?

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад

      In an ideal world, wait until one side is empty. But if it's slow, taxis will gradually feed in. I sometimes hold back a bit, like the example of 03:56. The black taxi in the animation is technically taxi 0. 😊

  • @RoadkillGoat1
    @RoadkillGoat1 2 года назад +1

    Hey Tom how comes you dont have an advert wrap on your taxi? Is that not an easy way for extra revenue?

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад +4

      I think a plain black taxi is the best advert to have.
      I also do lots of tours and corporate work so a big advert for Durex might not be appropriate

  • @eatinghealthy2893
    @eatinghealthy2893 2 года назад

    so hope Euston get better when Euston hs2 is fiinish xx

  • @mychauffeurlife
    @mychauffeurlife 2 года назад +1

    Hi Tom, you the one and only RUclipsr that I know in the ground transportation industry . My channel is brand new and I love watching your videos . From Sydney with love 🇦🇺

  • @tonguepiercing
    @tonguepiercing 2 года назад

    If there is quite a lot of work waiting, do you absolutely need an equitable system? Would it be so bad to leave 30 seconds after a taxi that arrived behind you ?

    • @thomasdalton1508
      @thomasdalton1508 2 года назад

      That's what I was going to ask. You definitely don't want one lane moving a lot faster than the other, but if you end up one taxi behind where you should have been it seems petty to complain about it.

  • @whyyousobudu
    @whyyousobudu Год назад

    Never makes sense to me when there is both a huge queue of passengers and a huge queue of taxis.
    When I was queuing late at night at vicroria there was this problem, and there were illegal mini cab drivers scalping tourists waiting for the taxi rank. Saw two Japanese girls being scalped, a mini cab driver trying to aggressively persuade them to go with him.

  • @ccityplanner1217
    @ccityplanner1217 2 года назад +1

    Did you like the old Paddington taxi rank on the long-distance side of the station, or are you not old enough to remember it?

  • @AnyFile
    @AnyFile 2 года назад

    Could be a system install to tell the driver in which lane of the feeder to go. If the incoming taxies go to the two lanes alternately and the same is done by the passenger the problem should be solved.
    A system or a person telling the incoming driver to go to the left or right lane, so that it goes to the lane that has not been used by the previous incoming taxy

  • @josharonson1
    @josharonson1 2 года назад

    Tom A question can a black cab work in a different city or is he licenced only in His city, I.e would you be allowed to work for example in Manchester?

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад +2

      Licensed per city. Although rules on prebooking is a grey area

  • @ianfullerton1850
    @ianfullerton1850 2 года назад

    Hi Tom would you recommend txe taxi to a mini cab driver not working in London .relabity etc.

  • @CaboloNero
    @CaboloNero 2 года назад +1

    I dropped Jason mandford at sports direct few months ago funny enough

    • @disrealnow9664
      @disrealnow9664 2 года назад +1

      Sports direct 😅 but what is it with drivers on the Euston rank looking like hoodlums / gopniks dressed head to toe in branded sports gear?

  • @jerrymccarthy2744
    @jerrymccarthy2744 2 года назад

    I tend to stick my hazards on at padders if I pull in and nobody is behind me.

  • @mohammedyacinebouacida1712
    @mohammedyacinebouacida1712 2 года назад

    Worst Taxi ranks : Victoria only for going east , you get £8 near Cardinal Pl & for everything Liverpool St , once lost a good job for not being able to come out (Bloody minicabs )

  • @oneteaminbristolbcfc
    @oneteaminbristolbcfc 2 года назад

    Man that Huston looks so confusing!!!

  • @msajir2197
    @msajir2197 Год назад

    Nice one

  • @Toxicpen456
    @Toxicpen456 2 года назад

    I bet Tom loves Euston because of all those that rather a taxi from Euston to Kings Cross 😅

  • @itsmephil2255
    @itsmephil2255 2 года назад +1

    Well after watching this video, my head hurts
    That's way too complicated for me 😆

  • @matthews1892
    @matthews1892 2 года назад

    Tom, good video and good discussion, my question is when I get into victoria, why do I always wait 10min for a taxi, there just seems to be none at the 10-11am timeframe, is it a crap station no one wants to pick up from? it's always quicker to just walk onto the road and hail one down.

    • @Azpep
      @Azpep 2 года назад

      that's weird I've used Victoria a number of times around that time of day and there's always a queue of 1-3 taxis, I feel like you are unlucky :(

    • @Tobytrainspotting13
      @Tobytrainspotting13 2 года назад

      I remember during COVID times the rank at Victoria was completely rammed with taxis all way onto Vauxhall Bridge Road!

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад

      @@Tobytrainspotting13 I sat there for 3 hours during covid. Got a job to Pimlico road haha!

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад

      It’s just the state of play at the moment. There are times of the day where taxis can’t serve stations quick enough. Also its a bit of a one way system to get to the rank

  • @CaboloNero
    @CaboloNero 2 года назад

    Wait until January and show the start of padders on Edgware rd lol

  • @ginashiel105
    @ginashiel105 2 года назад

    the worst one for over charging is at Terminal 5...absolute disgrace what they were charging...just plucking a number from the sky and charging people..needs to clamped down on....

  • @ChristosLouridas
    @ChristosLouridas 2 года назад

    Wll be in London March of 23 will you give us a ride? :P

  • @Chefcouchon
    @Chefcouchon 2 года назад

    Have you dropped off at loftus road?

  • @harrythompson6977
    @harrythompson6977 2 года назад

    so like any other queue 🤷🏻‍♂😂

  • @andrewsmall6568
    @andrewsmall6568 2 года назад

    What do you do if someone pushes in?

  • @oliverstemp9132
    @oliverstemp9132 Год назад

    I’m surprised how civilised at all is, I thought it would just be a fight to who gets to the front first

  • @JustDriveAmerica
    @JustDriveAmerica 2 года назад +1

    I think new Euston rank is much better than the old one, it was full of all sorts of pipes stuck to the ceiling , constantly dripping condensation (or maybe worse) on you, it was dark and smelly. I didn't really like to rank there. I'm really glad they got rid of it.

  • @hamzadhaoui13
    @hamzadhaoui13 2 года назад

    Waiting for the Wednesday video

  • @waynegray2284
    @waynegray2284 2 года назад

    What about Victoria station or Kings Cross

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад

      All just single file ranks, but maybe I will film those in the future 🙌🏻

  • @rootzhall
    @rootzhall 9 месяцев назад

    Have you ever queued at Liverpool Street?

  • @middxmale9692
    @middxmale9692 2 года назад +1

    Any chance you can 'Lose' the Background Music ? Its VERY Annoying, Hard to hear speech .. Great Videos anyways ! Ps, For anyone who doesn't know, a Passenger can go up to ANY Sherbet on a 'Rank'( Sherbet Dab ) and request he takes them .. ( Say cab number 3 in line )

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад +1

      That’s very true! I’ve seen passengers who want a TXE so they will skip the tx4’s and vitos. Or some who want a black cab, not silver or another colour

  • @vjary8142
    @vjary8142 2 года назад

    Euston taxi rank confused me.

  • @Andy-lu3bd
    @Andy-lu3bd 2 года назад

    Taxi drivers don’t like fairness Lool always cutting queues and cutting drivers up as if they were accidentally in the wrong lanes 😂

  • @BrockMak
    @BrockMak Год назад

    6:25 The graphic style looks really familiar...
    ruclips.net/video/meCQpefpzlA/видео.html
    CityBus Manager London?

  • @RSDonovan
    @RSDonovan 2 года назад +1

    Forget queues, call an Über! 😂

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад +1

      And get lost and pay a surge price for bad service 🤪

  • @David_Trowbridge
    @David_Trowbridge 2 года назад

    What % of taxi drivers follow these etiquettes do you reckon? How often do you deal with arseholes pushing in?

  • @villeporttila5161
    @villeporttila5161 2 года назад

    How often do drivers try it on in terms of pushing in? And what are the consequences?

    • @villeporttila5161
      @villeporttila5161 2 года назад

      And the graphics are really nice!

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад +1

      Pretty hard to do at Paddington. Euston it does happen, but that's people taking advantage of the fact there's a massive queue of people, so the consequences seem less dire.
      End of the day it's a moral code/etiquette. No different than someone jumping in front of you at the bar.

    • @CaboloNero
      @CaboloNero 2 года назад

      Public lynching

  • @Nickle314
    @Nickle314 2 года назад +1

    Paddington, awful. If you are a passenger, walk out, flag one down in the street and save huge amounts of time.

    • @Nickle314
      @Nickle314 2 года назад

      At Heathrow just after you have got into the taxi, ask for Radisson Red Hotel. Then after his face has dropped, give them your real destination address. Works best when the queues are really really long.

  • @Amaljacob999
    @Amaljacob999 2 года назад

    was just wondering if theres any fines or punishments for taxis that jump the queue?

  • @CO-OPNEWS-wn9us
    @CO-OPNEWS-wn9us Год назад

    Sounds complicated

  • @anthonywhite721
    @anthonywhite721 2 года назад

    I would like to say it’s self-explanatory, but there is quite a lot to it really but I love the way. How are you guys? Work is a good system when it is understood.
    I am a private hire driver and no I am not Uber. I do Gatwick and Stansted and I have got a certain standard and respect for you guys that if I see you wanting to pull out a junction I will let you go because your jobs are at the side of the road. My jobs are all pre-booked so I’m in no rush but I’ve got a massive respect for you guys that how you work and the standard and respect you have for each other even though you don’t even know each other is old-fashioned. It’s nice I like that

    • @TomtheTaxiDriver
      @TomtheTaxiDriver  2 года назад +1

      Thanks Anthony!
      Yea taxi ranks no matter how big or small is a case of; remember the cab in front. And if you want to double check, remember or write down a few more cabs incase one leaves the rank. (Sometimes the cab behind works).
      Appreciate that, it's amazing how many drivers don't understand the nature of how we get jobs. Some bus drivers get aggy when we pick-up or drop off. But arguably no different than seeing a big old truck, or a DHL van doing deliveries. Just having a bit of intrigue that they may stop for a delivery, or have to use all the road to complete the manoeuvre. One of the best bits about driving is anticipating these things.
      Be lucky! Waiting around at airports for clients is one of the most anxious things I ever do in the cab, so the respect is mutual.

    • @anthonywhite721
      @anthonywhite721 2 года назад

      @@TomtheTaxiDriver Thank you for the reply. All my airport jobs are pre-booked, but it still doesn’t entail. A fair bit of waiting around sometimes.
      Still , it’s better than driving around for Uber 😂. I’ll keep a look out for you and if I see you all give you a 👍🏻.

  • @elizabethdawson4108
    @elizabethdawson4108 2 года назад

    HOPE TO MEET UP WITH YOU ===MR TOM ===once I COME TO THE U.K= tony love= brisol temple meads MY COUSIN xox🚖🚕

  • @AlfoNso-ms4of
    @AlfoNso-ms4of 2 года назад

    First commenting ;)

  • @jtb52
    @jtb52 2 года назад

    ..budge up😂