Do you enjoy your work? Do you enjoy meeting people?
Yes. Sometimes. I've got to be honest. Sometimes.
So, some people you like and some you don't?
Yeah, it's like a lot of things, meeting the general public. You get good days, and you get bad days. But I do enjoy the job. I like the freedom of the job, being self-employed.
Do you ever get difficult passengers?
Yes, sometimes.
What sort of things do they get up to?
I would say sometimes a lot of difficult passengers are people who don't go in cabs a lot and they're unfamiliar with procedures, especially if you work nights. People drinking or the extras that would be included on the tariff after a certain time of night.
You mean they argue with you over money?
Yes, that can happen. Or the way.., the good thing is, people can argue about the way that you go to a certain route because they always know better. But nine times out of ten the route that they take you is far longer so, you know, they're the eventual losers.
So if you do have a difficult passenger you want to get rid of what do you do?
I'd stop the cab and tell them to get out.
Does that often happen?
Mmm, it's happened to me three times. And they've got out. So I, I myself haven't had a lot of problems with difficult people, you know.
When you pick up tourists as passengers, what kind of places do they like to go to?
Suppose the most famous landmark is Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London, maybe Harrods; but certainly Buckingham Palace.