{"product_id":"cabs-companies-characters-bob-mcculloch-9781800310551","title":"Cabs, Companies \u0026 Characters: Story of the Edinburgh Taxi Trade","description":"\u003cp\u003eBob McCulloch passed his topographical test in January 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe started driving in City Cabs when he purchased a cab and plate with the radio call sign V36.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe became involved with the Edinburgh Taxi Trade Children's outing, including a four year stint as treasurer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many years he contributed articles to Taxi Talk magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of two books My Fare City and A Good Night Out, he is also the compiler and publisher of Thompsons Street Directory, known as the 'Taxi Drivers Bible.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe qualified as a City tour guide in 1984 receiving many five star reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe organized classes for potential tour guides under the auspices of the Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers of which he became a member in 2005, gaining the Freedom of the City of London in 2006, the first Scottish taxi driver to do so. He became a Burgess of the City of Edinburgh in 2019 and joined the Incorporation of Baxters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter retiring as a cabbie, he continued as a tutor at the Kerlin Taxi School, a position he has held for over twenty years, and where he passes on his knowledge to potential taxi drivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob McCulloch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800310552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800310551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Generation Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Bob McCulloch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453930549503,"sku":"9781800310551","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea231e9b-28a0-44b7-bf8e-1d0f92072764.jpg?v=1777303094","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cabs-companies-characters-bob-mcculloch-9781800310551","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}