All Hail The London Taxi

ALL HAIL THE LONDN TAXI! London does it again as travellers rank iconic black cabs as best in the world London was placed top in five out of the seven categories including safety, friendliness, cleanliness, quality of driving and knowledge of the area. The world's best taxis City 1 London 28% 9% 2 New York 7.4% 3 Hong Kong 4 Singapore 5 Tokyo 6 Bangkok 7 Berlin 6.4% 5.7% 5.7% 4.7% 4% 8 Helsinki 3% 9 Dublin 2.7% 10 Stockholm Other survey findings: From the airport The research found that taxis are still by far the most popular method of travel from airport to hotel. Lost & found There are a number of interesting items travellers lost in taxis around the world. - A Korean traveller reported losing a dried cuttle fish - A Norwegian unfortunately lost his/her wedding ring - An Italian even reported losing her bra! - Brits reported losing a number of items ranging from a hamster to a flute. Tips Argentinians are the worst tippers, 34% confessing to never tipping their taxi drivers. Hong Kong residents are the most generous, with almost half (48%) choosing to tip 20% of the fare or more. Safety All 23 countries put safety as the most important thing when taking a taxi ride, apart from Italians who deemed 'cleanliness' numero uno, ahead of safety that came in second place! Pet hates Chinese pet hates include smelly drivers with 55% of the vote, while smoking at the wheel is frowned upon across the globe with 33% of Brits and 52% of the French naming it as a pet hate. Cut the chat Koreans are the least appreciative of the famous London cabbie, with 37% admit to hating'chatty drivers' Germany also weren't keen on making small talk, with 30% labelling chatty drivers as one of their biggest dislikes! Hotels.com i-CHERRY