Love that you can do your drive videos again, find them a great way to relax, and love the smooth jazz you play, really relaxing. Havn't lived in London for over 18yrs now, so a great way to see the city. Keep up the great work Tom and glad you're back.
@@jakesdiner He said he didn't want to go into detail regarding TfL's initial concerns out of respect for his relationship with TfL. The fact that he is releasing again is I think a sign they found a mutual agremeent. I wouldn't expect him to share any details though.
@@jakesdiner He commented on his first new driving video that the LTDA (his union) liaised with Transport for London to understand what the areas of concern were. In short, the initial letter he received was not a direct concern about him, but rather the safety and privacy implications of filming (like filming members of the public, his safety whilst driving, etc.). I've noticed he doesn't include the voices of his passengers anymore, and like always he won't handle the camera while driving.
40 years' experienced cab driver from Darwin, Australia. Not only do you have "the knowledge" but mate, you also have "the knack". Spent a year working all over London with little money, using buses, underground and shanks' pony to get around - great to traverse the old routes vicariously, but in style this time. Pedestrians, cyclists and escooter riders will never appreciate that they can always stop faster than a motor vehicle. LOve your work and attitude - keep it up - good rides and good luck for the future. Cheers.
Yeah it's so awesome, but what changed? I thought TFL weren't happy with these kinds of videos, did I miss something? But it's lovely to see this videos back on the channel, they are more than great!
@@FelixNBR I think him and his union came into an agreement or something can't fully remember. I know saw some reason in the comments in o e of his last videos
@@FelixNBR My guess would be that Tom agreed to blur people's faces out (e.g. 7:28) and not upload audio of conversations. Makes sense to be honest. That way, everyone's happy.
I like this format where you drive and then show your journey on a map. For me this is simple and elegant. Do you have any more like it? Thanks. Greetings from Cold Cornwall!!
Very interesting tom. I drive a luton van all over the country but out of all our drivers i enjoy London the most!! It makes me feel alive. Love the channel
Tom, not knowing The Smoke particularly well, apart from the football grounds, to watch your travels around town is both a joy and an education. Thank you and keep posting.
It's so strange as a foreigner watching how London is build. The roads are so narrow, and almost never straight, they are bending and winding all over the place xD I wonder if this all goes back to when people walked and most of these roads are just paths than was eventually converted to roads. I definitely get a sort of maze vibe when watching the video.
The large majority of it grew organically as opposed to using a strict planning system where specific designs for streets would be built. Tudors, Stuarts, Georgians, Victorians etc. all contributed to making the built environment look like this today
Hi Tom, good to see the Royal Albert Hall make an appearance! I'm one of the managers of the stewarding team there and we often get asked about taxis. Being able to reliably tell people that they'll easily be able to hail a black cab from the high street outside is really valuable to the overall customer experience. Cheers to you and all the cabbies out there keeping the city moving 👍
I would have never thought there was a cabbie twitter! I am from a small city in Canada, who has always read a lot about Britain, so I know about some of these neighbourhoods and places. Really cool to see the routes through the city!
Good to see the driving videos are back, even if a little curtailed compared to the originals, miss the banter and the way you were able to tell us the way live as it were. However liking the map drawing segments showing us on the map the route you are taking as it gives a more detalied view the roads around your route as well as the ones you will be using rather than just saying "head west along so and so road and left into...." keep up the good work.
Somehow, I remember Marylebone more than Fenchurch Street - mostly because with the c2c trains, I'd guess a lot of people get off at West Ham etc whereas you'd have to go into/from Marylebone for Chiltern trains 🤔
Keep em coming Tom these are cracking vlogs love seeing all over London it's one hell of a place, only ever been twice and last time must of been 30 years ago!!!
Great video. Might be worth remembering if you're around East London when the troxy Hall on commercial Road finishes an event, there's so many people after a cab.
Hyde Park Corner would be solid red for me haha! But yes, would be interesting to see as there's some roads that I never use even if they are fairly central (the very top of Sloane Street for example).
Just stumble across your channel Amazing how you remember all those routes I love looking around London and now I've found a great channel to drive around it Great narrative to go with it Thanks
I could watch these for hours! Love the little mews crossing! I know you have done a few videos on expenses etc, but to go along side your superb black line map, how about a daily running total, gross or net, if not to private. Also Would really love to see the differences between a cabbie in the hey day and now the modern internet age, wonder if you could get a good old boy on to have a little chinwag
Really enjoyed this tom! Brilliant video. Great to see the streets of London again! Tempting me to jump back on my local circuit. Ive been school running it the last few months! Look forward too the next one buddie!
This really shows why important the knowledge is so good, first of all you don't miss any fares and if there's an incident you can take a different without waiting for the sat nav to pick-up the problem and divert you or you forcing it to take an alternative route (that everyone else with google maps is probably taking)
Glad you managed to get these sort of videos past TfL. I really like them. Also makes me wanna do the Knowledge, knowing that in January 2021, there's still a good demand for a black cab.
Best time to do the knowledge if there ever was one! This year will be one hell of a busy one....believe you me. Loving these videos Tom driving the cab....as it is👌🏻
@@framedman Haha I've been making that mistake this whole month! I think it's because 2021 was a bit of a blur with everything that's going on... although better than 2020 tbh
You should do a video on how you spot hails. I’m the videos I find it so impressive that you can spot someone in a crowd waving whilst driving in london!
Just a raised arm does it. Sometimes it’s hard as people hail, think you’ve seen them, then put their arm down. I have been caught out by pictures, people hailing buses and there’s even one statue in the city of a guy hailing a cab 😂
i lived in london and surrey on and off for many years . based in chelsea barracks and caterham in the 70s and early 80s . huge respect for your knowledge . i am now a retired private hire driver on merseyside 25 years . we had to do a knowledge , but nothing anywhere near like london . cab and private hire are so different , but one thing we have in common , the work is never where where you are . lol
just discovered this channel today by chance and am instantly addicted to it. liked & subscribed. i'm an investment bank bond trader but in the next life i want to be a taxi driver.
At 14:06 I think that he done what most of us would do, being to choose the shortest route possible. there was already someone on the zebra crossing so you weren't going anywhere. also in London that hand gesture is usually given as a sign of thanks along with the obvious thumbs up. good content btw
Tom, I just happened to stumble on one of your RUclips videos - and I'm already hooked! I find it so much fun watching how you conduct your job! Great channel +1 Sub 🙂
A short foray into South West London, maybe next time you'll dive deeper into soth' London. But can appreciate why you stay central as much as you can. Really helpful the way you show your journey's on the map.
Another enjoyable video, Tom. Keep them coming. As an aside, I assume as part of you posting again you've decided not to show the fares or feature the voices of the passengers?
Unless your shift is short...No. You'll get 60 Miles max on electric mode ( smart mode) then it jumps to petrol. If you use heating or passengers use heating or air con then God help u. The electric heated driver seat use your taxi battery not your electric so at least you can have a warm back & bum.
Another great vid, love how theraputic these vids are so easy to watch and like how you explain the routes on the map. A random find of your channel but glad it exists. get in there/
Like many others have said, these 'in cab' videos are very relaxing. Unfortunately, the black cab drivers are really suffering here in Glasgow due to the impact of Covid and other factors. You mentioned fuel costs Tom - I thought your cab was fully electric but I'm assuming it's a hybrid? It would be great if you could do a video review of the cab itself as the electric versions are very nice indeed.
Hi Tom . Love seeing what it’s like for a London cabbie ! I’m a Hackney driver in Glasgow . What’s so noticeable is the difference in the road surface in London to Glasgow ! I bought a tx4 from London last year and wasn’t a rattle . Give it a couple months up here and your shoogling along with loads of rattles because of the potholes ! Keep up the good work .
BBC pronouncing dictionary says Marrilebon - it also says Kunduit for Conduit St, etc. Worth trying to get a copy although it’s been out of print for many years.
passenger gets in and says "clapham common" and tom starts driving towards it, knowing he can finesse the precise destination later.. LOL epic common sense. i lived in singapore and whenever i took a taxi from my office to the airport i'd say "changi airport please" and the cabbie would always say "which terminal?" and i'd think WTF i havent looked at my air ticket yet so just drive towards the damn airport and I'll tell you the damn terminal in a minute cos what difference does it make wen we're still half an hour away? yeesh..
Love the upload rate. Really enjoy watching bro. Keep it up. I wanna see you get a silver RUclips plaque, maybe even a custom created one in the not so distant future!
Thanks Tom I really do enjoy you vids!!! However any chance of up loading them in the evening so I don’t have to stop work during the day to watch😂😂😂 ✌️❤️
Love that you can do your drive videos again, find them a great way to relax, and love the smooth jazz you play, really relaxing. Havn't lived in London for over 18yrs now, so a great way to see the city. Keep up the great work Tom and glad you're back.
How is he able to now?
Has he addressed why they're allowed now? I never understood why they were blocked, seemed mutually beneficial to TFL
@@jakesdiner He said he didn't want to go into detail regarding TfL's initial concerns out of respect for his relationship with TfL. The fact that he is releasing again is I think a sign they found a mutual agremeent. I wouldn't expect him to share any details though.
@@jakesdiner He commented on his first new driving video that the LTDA (his union) liaised with Transport for London to understand what the areas of concern were. In short, the initial letter he received was not a direct concern about him, but rather the safety and privacy implications of filming (like filming members of the public, his safety whilst driving, etc.). I've noticed he doesn't include the voices of his passengers anymore, and like always he won't handle the camera while driving.
I agree so relaxing !
14:08 - I always thought that was a thank you gesture for letting him through
it is
40 years' experienced cab driver from Darwin, Australia. Not only do you have "the knowledge" but mate, you also have "the knack".
Spent a year working all over London with little money, using buses, underground and shanks' pony to get around - great to traverse the old routes vicariously, but in style this time.
Pedestrians, cyclists and escooter riders will never appreciate that they can always stop faster than a motor vehicle.
LOve your work and attitude - keep it up - good rides and good luck for the future. Cheers.
Look forward to watching this Tom glad these type of vids are back and rolling
Yeah it's so awesome, but what changed? I thought TFL weren't happy with these kinds of videos, did I miss something?
But it's lovely to see this videos back on the channel, they are more than great!
@@FelixNBR I think him and his union came into an agreement or something can't fully remember. I know saw some reason in the comments in o e of his last videos
@@FelixNBR My guess would be that Tom agreed to blur people's faces out (e.g. 7:28) and not upload audio of conversations. Makes sense to be honest. That way, everyone's happy.
Glad he can shoe these again as found them really interesting.
Great to see the driving videos are back. You are a great ambassador for the Black Cab trade.
Thanks Ben 👍🏻
Don't know why, but I love watching these ''A day in the life'' kind of vids.
I like this format where you drive and then show your journey on a map. For me this is simple and elegant. Do you have any more like it? Thanks. Greetings from Cold Cornwall!!
Thanks, I will be making plenty more 👍🏻
Kernow Byz Vyken
Very interesting tom. I drive a luton van all over the country but out of all our drivers i enjoy London the most!!
It makes me feel alive. Love the channel
Just in awe of your knowledge of London Tom and really enjoy “driving” with you.
Thanks Richard, I love The Knowledge of London and it’s something all of us cabbies have 👍🏻
Shift vids are the best vids. Binging like there is no tomorrow.
Tom, not knowing The Smoke particularly well, apart from the football grounds, to watch your travels around town is both a joy and an education. Thank you and keep posting.
Good to see Battersea, where I grew up. You drove right past the end of the road I lived in from aged 16 to 25. 😊
It's so strange as a foreigner watching how London is build. The roads are so narrow, and almost never straight, they are bending and winding all over the place xD
I wonder if this all goes back to when people walked and most of these roads are just paths than was eventually converted to roads.
I definitely get a sort of maze vibe when watching the video.
The large majority of it grew organically as opposed to using a strict planning system where specific designs for streets would be built. Tudors, Stuarts, Georgians, Victorians etc. all contributed to making the built environment look like this today
I just wasted 14 minutes and 43 seconds of my life, and that’s not including the ads. Thank you Tom
I must be getting old.
I’m enjoying watching REAL taxi.
Subscribed even.
Hi Tom, good to see the Royal Albert Hall make an appearance! I'm one of the managers of the stewarding team there and we often get asked about taxis. Being able to reliably tell people that they'll easily be able to hail a black cab from the high street outside is really valuable to the overall customer experience. Cheers to you and all the cabbies out there keeping the city moving 👍
I work west London on the emergency ambulances, always keeping an eye out for you!
That sounds ominous 👀
I would have never thought there was a cabbie twitter! I am from a small city in Canada, who has always read a lot about Britain, so I know about some of these neighbourhoods and places. Really cool to see the routes through the city!
These videos are outstanding Tom. Keep at it mate. You deserve 100x the view count but the audience will come in time.
Good to see the driving videos are back, even if a little curtailed compared to the originals, miss the banter and the way you were able to tell us the way live as it were. However liking the map drawing segments showing us on the map the route you are taking as it gives a more detalied view the roads around your route as well as the ones you will be using rather than just saying "head west along so and so road and left into...."
keep up the good work.
I appreciate the editing that goes in to these videos 👍 chill music and great visuals
Perfect unwind video to watch before bed
Marleybone is the home of London's least known terminus station (yes, less known than Fenchurch Street) and also Lord's!
Marylebone is the most known for me because the rail line from my town to London always goes to there. Been there too many times
Somehow, I remember Marylebone more than Fenchurch Street - mostly because with the c2c trains, I'd guess a lot of people get off at West Ham etc whereas you'd have to go into/from Marylebone for Chiltern trains 🤔
Keep em coming Tom these are cracking vlogs love seeing all over London it's one hell of a place, only ever been twice and last time must of been 30 years ago!!!
I have no idea why I like watching this
I guess the concern from TFL is privacy etc? Is this why we don't hear the passenger anymore and the route is now shown as text?
Great video. Might be worth remembering if you're around East London when the troxy Hall on commercial Road finishes an event, there's so many people after a cab.
Oh yes, so many areas where demand outstrips supply. Printworks is another good example.
Would be a cool to generate a heat map over time of the roads you use, my motorcycles GPS generates one and it's fun to look at.
Hyde Park Corner would be solid red for me haha! But yes, would be interesting to see as there's some roads that I never use even if they are fairly central (the very top of Sloane Street for example).
Jake, what’s your motorcycle gps please?
Just stumble across your channel Amazing how you remember all those routes I love looking around London and now I've found a great channel to drive around it Great narrative to go with it Thanks
Thanks Peter, it’s what every London cabby has to do to get their badge!
I could watch these for hours! Love the little mews crossing!
I know you have done a few videos on expenses etc, but to go along side your superb black line map, how about a daily running total, gross or net, if not to private.
Also Would really love to see the differences between a cabbie in the hey day and now the modern internet age, wonder if you could get a good old boy on to have a little chinwag
I love these videos so much!! It’s sooo interesting watching you casually work your way through the back alleys etc! Thanks man 👌🏼🤙🏼
Thank you sir 👍🏻 see you on the next one
Really enjoyed this tom! Brilliant video. Great to see the streets of London again! Tempting me to jump back on my local circuit. Ive been school running it the last few months! Look forward too the next one buddie!
thanks for plotting your route...great videos Tom...keep up the good work
0:37 Jeep giving a Mustang GT a boost in London is pretty cool to spot mate.
I prefer this style of shift video to the more recent ones, especially with the music - much more zen-y
This really shows why important the knowledge is so good, first of all you don't miss any fares and if there's an incident you can take a different without waiting for the sat nav to pick-up the problem and divert you or you forcing it to take an alternative route (that everyone else with google maps is probably taking)
I love getting to know London through your videos!
Brilliant video Tom as usual Mate always a pleasure to watch
Glad to see videos of you on the road are back Tom!
Glad you managed to get these sort of videos past TfL. I really like them. Also makes me wanna do the Knowledge, knowing that in January 2021, there's still a good demand for a black cab.
@@cityzens634 😂, whoops.
Best time to do the knowledge if there ever was one! This year will be one hell of a busy one....believe you me. Loving these videos Tom driving the cab....as it is👌🏻
@@framedman Haha I've been making that mistake this whole month! I think it's because 2021 was a bit of a blur with everything that's going on... although better than 2020 tbh
Loving the videos Tom glad you're back filming in the cab
Love your vids. To me, the ✋🏻 even at zebra crossings just means “sorry to keep you waiting mate, cheers”
First year on the knowledge :)
Tom your a poet and we know it 💯
Tom would love to see you at the Taxi rank outside Chelsea and Westminster hospital someday (where I work!)
You should do a video on how you spot hails. I’m the videos I find it so impressive that you can spot someone in a crowd waving whilst driving in london!
Just a raised arm does it. Sometimes it’s hard as people hail, think you’ve seen them, then put their arm down.
I have been caught out by pictures, people hailing buses and there’s even one statue in the city of a guy hailing a cab 😂
i lived in london and surrey on and off for many years . based in chelsea barracks and caterham in the 70s and early 80s . huge respect for your knowledge . i am now a retired private hire driver on merseyside 25 years . we had to do a knowledge , but nothing anywhere near like london . cab and private hire are so different , but one thing we have in common , the work is never where where you are . lol
just discovered this channel today by chance and am instantly addicted to it. liked & subscribed. i'm an investment bank bond trader but in the next life i want to be a taxi driver.
At 14:06 I think that he done what most of us would do, being to choose the shortest route possible. there was already someone on the zebra crossing so you weren't going anywhere. also in London that hand gesture is usually given as a sign of thanks along with the obvious thumbs up.
good content btw
You do get people who push it though, who just step in front of moving traffic and try and stop the traffic
Just subscribed, this is the kind of channel I enjoy
1 of the unsung heroes of London
These real life videos are excellent.
Tom, I just happened to stumble on one of your RUclips videos - and I'm already hooked! I find it so much fun watching how you conduct your job! Great channel +1 Sub 🙂
Thank you for your time to watch, there’s plenty more to come!
H iTom just subscribed makes me want to to get back out there. Like the Heathrow vlog
Yes Tom so glad you can upload again. Will you be uploading younold content again?
Glad to see the driving videos are back. Was missing them like mad
Sooooo happy this kind of content is back!!
Loving the videos Tom from a Newcastle hackney driver 👍
Nice one Tom. Good to see you out and about again
Always good to know in a licensed cab you have priority on the road with a flag down ,have to do a u turn good .
Missed these Taxi shift videos. Welcome back hope to see more! 😁
A short foray into South West London, maybe next time you'll dive deeper into soth' London. But can appreciate why you stay central as much as you can.
Really helpful the way you show your journey's on the map.
Another good video Tom👍
I hope you continue these videos great
Safe travels
Keep up the good work Tom. Love the vids.
After a great day at work it is nice to see others having a great day at work. In a city I might spend some of what I earned to day, some day.
Royal Albert Hall has just popped!! 🤣
Enjoyed the video!
Another enjoyable video, Tom. Keep them coming. As an aside, I assume as part of you posting again you've decided not to show the fares or feature the voices of the passengers?
So happy that you can make driving videos now. Just keep it low on the music haha
cant you make the old style of the shift videos, i loved them
Marylebone this is one where none of us had any idea how to pronounce when playing monopoly.
I pronounce Marylebone how you do Tom in the first instance, otherwise I call it Bone marrow 🤣
Mar-le-bun 🙂
@@EarlSquirrelsonn meaning "bun of marmite" for short right? ........ Riiiiight???? 🤔😂
Really like these relaxed driving videos.
Do you ever need to recharge the cab's batteries during a shift or do they last that long?
It has a petrol generator on board
Unless your shift is short...No. You'll get 60 Miles max on electric mode ( smart mode) then it jumps to petrol. If you use heating or passengers use heating or air con then God help u. The electric heated driver seat use your taxi battery not your electric so at least you can have a warm back & bum.
I like these videos Tom... it's a magical mystery tour for me.
Love the content mate
Another great vid, love how theraputic these vids are so easy to watch and like how you explain the routes on the map. A random find of your channel but glad it exists. get in there/
What an addictive channel Tom
Like many others have said, these 'in cab' videos are very relaxing. Unfortunately, the black cab drivers are really suffering here in Glasgow due to the impact of Covid and other factors. You mentioned fuel costs Tom - I thought your cab was fully electric but I'm assuming it's a hybrid? It would be great if you could do a video review of the cab itself as the electric versions are very nice indeed.
Hello from across the pond
Hi Tom . Love seeing what it’s like for a London cabbie ! I’m a Hackney driver in Glasgow . What’s so noticeable is the difference in the road surface in London to Glasgow ! I bought a tx4 from London last year and wasn’t a rattle . Give it a couple months up here and your shoogling along with loads of rattles because of the potholes ! Keep up the good work .
I know the feeling,i'm a Cabbie in Edinburgh and the roads are shocking 😣
Love these videos , keep them up 👍🏻
Great road footage, really informative!
it's mar le bone
it's definitely not Mary le bone !
Nice vid I live in Battersea very close to my gaff there haha
Nice to see the POV videos back mate!
Great video Tom more hopefully Liam taxi driver irl 🇨🇮
BBC pronouncing dictionary says Marrilebon - it also says Kunduit for Conduit St, etc. Worth trying to get a copy although it’s been out of print for many years.
Great video - more like this please!
Welcome back.
passenger gets in and says "clapham common" and tom starts driving towards it, knowing he can finesse the precise destination later.. LOL epic common sense. i lived in singapore and whenever i took a taxi from my office to the airport i'd say "changi airport please" and the cabbie would always say "which terminal?" and i'd think WTF i havent looked at my air ticket yet so just drive towards the damn airport and I'll tell you the damn terminal in a minute cos what difference does it make wen we're still half an hour away? yeesh..
The driving vids are back lets goooo
For me being SE London. I just call it "Maryley-Bone" (Marley as in Bob Marley)
I got an Uber ad at the beginning of this video.🇸🇪
I was born & bred in Marylebone and the Y&L is silent an it ends bun, so it sounds like Marrobun or Marrabun.
Well done Tom 👍
Love the upload rate. Really enjoy watching bro. Keep it up. I wanna see you get a silver RUclips plaque, maybe even a custom created one in the not so distant future!
Thanks Alex 👍🏻
Lovely to see you have a way around producing videos and not breaking the RUclips rules lol
14:12 i think the hand is a "thanks" rather than a "stop"
Thanks Tom I really do enjoy you vids!!! However any chance of up loading them in the evening so I don’t have to stop work during the day to watch😂😂😂 ✌️❤️