It's changed, because of all the different nationalitys here now, when I arrived in Australia from London 1981 population 15 million, now 25 million, 1 in 4 people in Australia was born elsewhere
Its called "free call" I used to do it with a courier company. Like a mixture of facts and bingo, you always had to pay major attention to the radio in order to score the best jobs. A lot of drivers still think it should be brought back, but it was fraught with cheating.
I just love how the old man speaks. That's what I call a "dinky-di" Australian accent. We hardly hear that accent anymore.
It's changed, because of all the different nationalitys here now, when I arrived in Australia from London 1981 population 15 million, now 25 million, 1 in 4 people in Australia was born elsewhere
That was B70 call procedure = 1st Rank 2nd Vacant 3rd Cover.... I still understand Taxi radio after all these decades ❤️
Thanks for posting this, love seeing old footage of suburbs i live near.
Worked at the service station at Legion Cabs in the 90s.The cabbies were hilarious
If i could I'd time travel back to the early 80s and just become a taxi driver
Love the old footage
Still wouldn't be driving a cab in Mt Druitt.
Its called "free call" I used to do it with a courier company. Like a mixture of facts and bingo, you always had to pay major attention to the radio in order to score the best jobs. A lot of drivers still think it should be brought back, but it was fraught with cheating.
Whos the country singer ?
You reckon they saw Uber coming?
😂
B&W cabs had B codes, Yellow had A codes, Brisbane Cabs had M codes...I dont remember Ascot/Q cabs
Ascot/Q cabs had M codes
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B&W 591 out of Nariel Street, Herston & KG for a while and then 195 out of The Gap.
İmagine trying to explain uber to them 😂
I'm Australian and I can't understand the old guy at the beginning
yer im Ausie too, I understand half of it. he's pretty sarcastic
what you mean, hes calling out addresses in sydney for pickup. Do you understand english?
.."thinking of starting a private taxi service called "Uber".......