[munchie_rox]

hello guys

ok, im gettin a car for xmas, and thought about getting a black cab, as i LOVE THEM~! but, can non taxi drivers buy one and drive in the bus lanes? Or would it only be the ones who have done the knowledge?

hmmmm...

[Juno]

Taxi drivers shouldn't drive in bus lanes!

[xXMessedUpXx]

(Original post by munchie_rox)
hello guys

ok, im gettin a car for xmas, and thought about getting a black cab, as i LOVE THEM~! but, can non taxi drivers buy one and drive in the bus lanes? Or would it only be the ones who have done the knowledge?

hmmmm...

no you cant

[Lucky_8]

isnt it only registered taxi's that can drive in London bus lanes?

[random_bloke]

yeah, you can buy one, you just can't call them a taxi or pick people up and pretend your a taxi driver.

Stephen Fry famously has a black cab and uses it to drive in the bus lanes.

[Dramatic Star]

Yeah you can as far as I know! I thought taxis were allowed to drive in bus lanes..... Hmmm!

[AT82]

I am not sure why anybody would want one though, especialy the old FX4s, they are noisy, unsafe comparted to modern cars, expensive to run, they rust badly, they have a horrible leaf spring type suspension etc etc.

[_Jax_]

But Dood Everyone Knows They Can Turn Really Tight! And You Can Go In Bus Lanes!

[stu673]

dont they cost £30,000?!

[_Jax_]

You could probably get one for free down any London scrappy so no unless it was covered in gold leaf.

[hanadeka2002]

There's a place near me that sells black cabs!

[Madelyn]

As far as I'm aware, only licensed taxis can drive in bus lanes, so no. But I still think they're pretty cool, though apparently you need to keep the rear doors locked because people think it's a real taxi and try to get in.

[djk_99]

That would be awesome! But probably a lot of money to maintain.
Look on eBay though, they are under £500 often.

[random_bloke]

it is true that you have to be a licensed cab to drive in bus lanes, but who is going to stop you???

[Barryisland]

Your getting a black taxi cab as a CAR?

[JonnyB]

That's stupid, also you could get into all kinds of bother with the new "licensed black" cab signs...

[AT82]

(Original post by iom_cb)
it is true that you have to be a licensed cab to drive in bus lanes, but who is going to stop you???

Err cameras, the police etc. An unlicenced taxi is very obvious, you can tell by the lack of taxi licence plate.

[JonnyB]

(Original post by AT82)
Err cameras, the police etc. An unlicenced taxi is very obvious, you can tell by the lack of taxi licence plate.

Yep. In London they'll sting you as soon as they can.

[olliemccowan]

(Original post by AT82)
Err cameras, the police etc. An unlicenced taxi is very obvious, you can tell by the lack of taxi licence plate.

But Stephen Fry's isn't a licensed cab, and he makes a point of saying he drives in the bus lanes with it - so whats the deal with that?

[Kingspharm]

(Original post by olliemccowan)
But Stephen Fry's isn't a licensed cab, and he makes a point of saying he drives in the bus lanes with it - so whats the deal with that?

That's just how much of a nob he is...