{"product_id":"9780750944960-the-london-cabbie","title":"The London Cabbie","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlf Townsend's book will be entertaining reading for all Londoners, and anyone else who has travelled in the back of a black cab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForty years ago Alf Townsend passed The Knowledge - after 14,000 miles on a moped round central London.\u003c\/strong\u003e Since then he has covered millions of miles in his taxi. This book includes a selection of his extraordinary and hilarious tales of everyday life as a cabbie, in which we meet Mr Whippy and Violent Pete, Bread Roll Mick and the Motorway Mouse, Claude the Bastard and the mysterious Mr X. Alf also examines the history of cab-driving in the capital - including the variety of taxis that have been used - and even tries to shed some light on the most ancient and obscure Hackney Carriage laws that are still on the statute book. (Do you know why a taxi is so tall? So a passenger can get on board wearing a top hat: it's true.) Concluding with a look at the seamy side of night work, the rise and rise of the mini-cab, and what the future may hold for \u003cem\u003ethe London cabbie\u003c\/em\u003e, Alf Townsend's book will be entertaining reading for all Londoners, and anyone else who has travelled in the back of a black cab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449718288758,"sku":"9780750944960","price":9.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31206284.jpg?v=1760446561","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780750944960-the-london-cabbie","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}