cabby

I was standing in the yard when a ragged youngster asked if there was a cabby there called Jefferson Hope, and said that his cab was wanted by a gentleman at 221B, Baker Street.

According to an estimate, there are about 2,000 cabs in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and when the CNG is available four days a week, average saving of a cabby is around Rs.

Blue shirt: Tory cabby, will bang on about why Cameron's the man for the job; red shirt: Leftie cabby - why Harriet's new equality laws are just great; yellow shirt: Cleggy cabby: avoid altogether; grey shirt: crabby cabby, won't say a word.

My husband has been a cabby for seven years and has never ripped off any one, even with the rubbish he puts up with - like people burning his seats when they smoke, despite the no-smoking signs in his cab.

cabby can even be disciplined by the city for rude or obnoxious behavior.

But let us be aware of the crunch that may come if visi-tors arriving at Lime Street Station insist that a cultured cabby take them to the Liverpool Museum or the Walker Art Gallery.