Ask A Black Cab Driver: The Swedish Cabbie
The only Swedish national to pass The Knowledge offers tips on discovering Sweden in London.
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Weekend Round-Up
That we haven’t been assimilated by zombies you probably already knew. Click through for the weekend’s other news stories…
Santa’s Lap: The Naked Cabbie Calendar
Not exactly Les Dieux du Stade but only £3
The Green Black Cab With Zero Emissions
London’s long retreat from its Big Smoke epithet moved a step further yesterday, as Deputy Mayor Kit Malthouse unveiled a hydrogen-powered taxi. On the streets, the green machine releases nothing more noisome than water vapour, running off a tank of hydrogen coupled to a fuel …
Photo of the Day: Green on Black
Bright green neon reflects on top of row of London Black (and Silver) Cabs like they have met up in the night to party. You can almost imagine the music inside the taxis is also in sync. Blues, Jazz or the soundtrack to Wicked, perhaps? …
Merc-ky Future for Black Cabs
There are worried mutterings coming from cab-land tonight. A pretender to the black cab throne has emerged – a new vehicle, with a new shape. Mercedes is going for black with the development of a specially adapted Vito Taxi, and their proposals are not enjoying …
Free Tonight?
Ever been in a position of directing your Black Cab driver to your destination? Now’s your change to test your true knowledge tonight at the London Transport Museum’s Knowledge Quiz. Quizmaster Derek O’Reilly from the Knowledge Point School will pose four sets of six questions …
Extra, Extra
The Boys (of the International Olympic Committee) are back in town . And everything’s looking peachy. Boris may be a bit short of funds for Crossrail. Pete Doherty seems to be able to play football. Is there no end to his talents? Walthamstow Race Track …
An Interview With Black Cab Sessions
We fell in love with Black Cab Sessions the moment we first heard of them. How could we not? Taking a drive around the best city in the world (okay, we’re biased, yes) in a design classic with some of our favourite bands rockin’ out …
London Cabs Best In World
Whatever happened to BLACK cabs? courtesy of wimbledonian’s Flickrstream London cabs are the best in the world according to a poll of worldwide travellers. The ubiquitous Hackney cab is not only an instantly recognisable symbol of our city but the source of much stereotyping, tipping …
Extra, Extra
We hope you’re standing up for this: A KCL study finds that sitting on your arse all day contributes to the ageing process. Whereas regular exercise apparently makes you look like Elle MacPherson. In a wholly uncorroborated and unscientific study undertaken in the last 5 …
