London's Top Minicabs

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Fun with stats

Fun with statistics: yer average cab driver earns 4 times as much as yer average cab passenger.

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[DodgyAgent]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11...n_charge_ruse/



How come I always get some grotty Toyota instead of a Maserati picking me up

At least with a Toyota you know you are going to get to your destination

[DimPrawn]

That's right AtW. It only cost £27 pa to run a taxi in London, AND YET THEY CHARGE £10 FOR A 2 MILE JOURNEY!!!

OUTRAGEOUS!

[AtW]

Why it costs so little to run a taxi in London where a tenner won't get you very far, who the heck gets all that earned money?

[TheFaQQer]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11...n_charge_ruse/

Register your car as a mini-cab for £82 plus £27 a year, and you don't pay congestion charge:

Among the luxury vehicles on the list of shame are "17 Bentley Continentals, which cost £117,500 new, three £300,000 Maybach 62s and eight two-seater Mercedes-Benz SLs". Others apparently plying their trade include an Aston Martin DB7, two Maserati Quattroportes and eight Rolls Royce Phantoms.

How come I always get some grotty Toyota instead of a Maserati picking me up