I spend far too much on taxis. Now, if anyone suggests we get the Tube I say, 'The Tube! I'd forgotten about that.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I miss the noise in New York: the sound of taxis and that constant buzz the city has.
If you take five taxis a day, one driver will be nasty, and the other four are perfectly nice. You remember the nasty one. But you should remember the four who were nice.
In 1984, the Federal Trade Commission released a report that explained why taxis could charge customers exorbitant prices for dismal service. The simple reason, according to the 176-page study: lack of competition in the market. The culprit: local governments.
Well, I suppose I've never really had a lifestyle that needs upkeep. I don't get cabs; I'm on the Tube with my Oyster card.
The one thing you shouldn't do is try to tell a cab driver how to get somewhere.
I get out of the taxi and it's probably the only city which in reality looks better than on the postcards, New York.
We're learning a lot from large international competitors... As we go international, we're looking to add something unique to the market. And so when we do go international, it won't just be as a taxi service.
There's been so much corruption and so much cronyism in the taxi industry and so much regulatory capture, that if you ask for permission upfront for something that's already legal, you'll never get it.
In London, I take the Tube everywhere.
I've been fortunate when in government to have a car at my disposal, which takes away the nightmare of getting a taxi.