Anyone remember old abbey taxis

[Hornet919]

Didn't the Merc have a connection to one of the Beatles ?

 

Norman had a Merc 600 that used to belong to George Harrison and i think it was in a picture on an album cover.

[beemerchez]

big bertha lol

roy orbison wanted to buy it.lol

[Manxdeedah]

A friend of mine,John Taylor had two cabs on Abbey.FWB 504C and 4452 W (what a sad old sod:hihi:) in the late 60s and I used to do a bit of part time on them.Still got the badge somewhere,who was the examiner in 1969/69?

[tare19]

A friend of mine,John Taylor had two cabs on Abbey.FWB 504C and 4452 W (what a sad old sod:hihi:) in the late 60s and I used to do a bit of part time on them.Still got the badge somewhere,who was the examiner in 1969/69?

 

I recall the name John Taylor, if you mean the "test examiner for your hackney badge" it was Inspector Nelson, you had to do the knowledge first at his office, through a small window,the office was at the old fire station West Bar. He once told me that if you got any off- the first 20 questions wrong then he made you come back another time,all the streets or roads were bus routes and you had to say where they started and finished. Those were the days!

[DIDO]

A friend of mine,John Taylor had two cabs on Abbey.FWB 504C and 4452 W (what a sad old sod:hihi:) in the late 60s and I used to do a bit of part time on them.Still got the badge somewhere,who was the examiner in 1969/69?

 

I think we are all a bit sad remembering the reg no's of the taxis.995 TBH and TEM 510M were two of mine, and this was over twenty years ago. also my badge no was 93, how sad is that.

[DIDO]

I met up with an old taxi driver last night who told me he used to drive Big Bertha, his name is Mick Bond

[Hanksy]

Hi my name is sue I worked for Abbey Taxis a long time ago.I remember Kieth but not seen or heard from anyone for a long time. I worked as a controller , then went on to be a driver aswell.

[Amyrach]

i know mick bond used to drive a black cab xxx

[DIDO]

i know mick bond used to drive a black cab xxx

 

 

Mick started on the cars until he got his hackney licience an then drove black cabs till he retired.

[aikeith]

hi i worked on abbey taxis when hattersley was in charge+ bought a car from him. been on taxis,cars + cabs ,for 38 yrs. does anyone remember greasey veras?