Here danny roth presents the most comprehensive history of the taxi service of britain complete with in depth appendices and a wide ranging fascinating collection of 250 taxi images beginning from the birth of the taxi four millennia before christ through victorian times to the present day with views on the future no stone is left unturned in this history of british taxi service . By danny roth isbn 9780752499413 hardcover bulk books at wholesale prices min 25 copies free shipping price match guarantee. Taxicabs are regulated throughout the united kingdom but the regulation of taxicabs in london is especially rigorous with regard to mechanical integrity and driver knowledgean official report observed that little however is known about the regulation by anyone outside the trade the public carriage office pco which regulates and licenses taxis and private hire commonly known as . Buy where to guv the complete history of british taxi service from kogancom whether living in an urban sprawl a sunny suburb or rolling countryside the taxi is a mode of transport that no doubt every resident of the uk will use in their lives so prevalent is it in british society that the black cab has become one of the most iconic symbols of the country and its capital