I have always wondered which weird and wonderful people taxi drivers drive around and this book gave me a great insight. Well written with real and sometimes hard to hear accounts I really enjoyed reading this book, Only downside is the cover which I think could have done so much more.

I really liked the premise of this book - a memoir of sorts, written by an experienced taxi driver in London recounting stories from his experiences. And it started well, it was very interesting and is generally well written.

I disliked the stories which detail racist abuse. I don't doubt that they happened, but I am sorry that they did. It is interesting that some of this abuse comes from individuals and/or communities that you wouldn't expect. However, there is something in the book I disliked more. The author relates a tale of repeatedly driving a woman who was shop lifting and in fact he eventually realises that she is stealing to order. And yet he continues to drive her and doesn't even seem to consider that he is an accomplice to her illegal activity. I nearly stopped reading at this point!

He goes on to recount stories about driving people to buy drugs from dealers. Again, something that I would expect to be reported to the police. I also found elements repetitive - loving being a London driver seemed to be stated almost at the start of every chapter.

So, overall, I was left disappointed and I probably wouldn't recommend the book.

Thank you to NetGalley for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.