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I never get a black cap in London as they are too expensive but I do sympathise with all London cabbies. I just looked up how much it would cost me to become a licenced London taxi driver. Just to get a TFL licence would set me back nearly £900 but that wouldn't include the cost of an enhanced DBS and a full medical.

Before I can get my TFL I need to pass a London knowledge test, both written and an appearance exam is required. Recommended study time for these exams is 4 years. I also have to have something called a character check.

Plates are often only available on the black market and can fetch anything up to 20k but no worries, I can hire a plate for £100 to £150 a week. Even if I take the lower end of that, I have to pay out £433 a month plus the running costs of my car and I've taken 4 years to get to the point of earning money.

Blow that. I can go to Uber and register online and be up and running without any checks. I've got a sat nav so who cares about road knowledge and I don't have to do any of the business side of things because Uber will just pay money into my account at the end of each week.

As far as health and safety is concerned, I'm not sure how they managed to slip through the net. Perhaps its because they aren't allowed to give loan under 18s a lift?