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Beautiful London

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"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford." -Samuel Johnson, 1777

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History of the London Taxi

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The Hackney Carriage

The first black taxi in London was the hackney coach in the 17th Century. The name comes from hacquenée, the French term for a general-purpose horse. It literally means “ambling nag”.

Hackney carriage, from the French word hacquenee, meaning ambling nag

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Louis Vuitton – Taxi Encounters, London

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The video we made with Fat Cat Films and Louis Vuitton has been released.

The video accompanies an article called “Taxi Encounters – London,” which is part of a series of articles about unique taxi experiences in the [...]

London Hackneys Required to Carry Hay

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Have you heard that story about London Hackney Carriages (taxis) being required to keep a bale of hay in the boot to feed the horses?  Sometimes you will hear it said that this law wasn’t repealed until 1976!

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Tinie Tempah

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London Taxis has just completed an extended  ”Film Production” booking with Quarantine Productions featuring Tinie Tempah filming an advert for Lucozade. Filming involved two of our licensed London black taxis and took place in and around East [...]

Getting away from the cold weather in London

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Stepping out of the tube station the rain, sleet, snow or some unworldly combination of all three hits your face. Putting up an umbrella is an act of war on these crowded streets and you can forget trying [...]

Taxi Tours for Large Groups

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We are now able to offer to offer Taxi Tours of London for large groups. Up to 50 taxis can be provided to large groups, such as our Corporate Customers.

London City Tours

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Treasure Hunts and Tours

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We have had an exciting month!

In addition to our normal bookings, we have just completed two highly successful “Treasure Hunts“.  One was based on the successful “Monopoly” board game and the other [...]

Event Management

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For Event Management companies, we offer several services of value:

TEAM BUILDING TREASURE HUNTS.  Treasure Hunts are like interactive tours of London.  A group of participants must work together to solve clues and complete tasks around London. [...]

Royal Wedding and 2012 London Olympics

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London Taxis is being inundated with enquiries and bookings from the foreign media. This week alone we have covered bookings for French Production TV regarding the upcoming Royal Wedding . They filmed an in depth interview with [...]

Lost Something?

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Lost something in a taxi? Contact Transport for London on 0845 330 9882 or online.

Did you leave something in a taxi? [...]