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Cabbies aren't as rich as legend makes out. In a recession the first thing to go is the taxi ride home, on expenses took a ride from Marylebone to Stepney , a £ 30 fare, the other day and the drive seamed genuinely pleased gettting such a good fare.
If they work a lot of often unsocial hours an are lucky plenty of cash can can be taken, but there are big overheads too, a new Merc cab costs over £40k that do need to be fueled, insured an looked after. Oh an if you've got a licence but not a criminal record, you can have a go at it, just about anyone can enter the trade.
Not an easy living.