For the next hour, We had a right old chat about taxis' across egypt...and their running costs.
Only 17 miles to my door he (his meter) charged me £65 quid inc discount for an ex mini-cab driver.
The chat was good fun but still a right 'cockney rip off.....

Ps: Parkward Cars Paddington Heathrow a speciality £35 quid 35 minutes flat.
All our drivers are uniformed capped chauffeurs.'sort of' c 1990
Ps; I could do 4 pickups before noon sometimes blagging a return customer on Sunday mornings.
The 'old bill gave up chasing all the cabs down the M4, too fast and to many!