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Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion: A Journey Around A Cabbie's Capital Kindle Edition

by David Styles (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars (31)
"Who hunts in the middle of a crowd but is unseen by all?"
A riddle posed by Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes, in BBCTV's Sherlock: A Study in Pink. The answer was, a London cab driver, recognised throughout the world, but the person behind the steering wheel is something of a mystery. Hidden in plain sight they navigate the capital, but little is known of the journey to becoming a London cabbie.
Everyone Is Entitled To My Opinion answers the questions every passenger has hesitated to ask of their cab driver, getting behind the now lost, intimidating Byzantine world of training and testing to qualify, and the unique life of a qualified London cabbie.
This memoir is one man's journey from leaving school without qualifications to attain the world's hardest taxi driving standard, with its strange tests and eccentric examiners. It recounts the famous and, at times, foolish passengers who use London's cabs. Throughout the
narrative are breakouts entitled 'Knowledgeable' relating lesser-known facts about London.
A London cabbie for more than 25 years, David Styles has written about London on CabbieBlog.com since June 2008. His blog has been read by over 1 million people.
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    320 pages
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    24 Oct. 2022
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About the Author

David John Styles was born on 9 June 1947 and grew up at the end of the Piccadilly Line, also known as Cockfosters. Growing up in London set David up for a five-year journey to gain the notorious Knowledge and a twenty-three-year-long career as a London black taxi driver.

Turner Prize-winning Grayson Perry once travelled in his cab dressed as an Alice in Wonderland themed potter. He's welcomed the likes of Tony Blair's bronze bust and picked up Love Actually's Bill Nighy.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BKK27CWH
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CabbieBlog Imprint
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 24 Oct. 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.5 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Best Sellers Rank: 77,172 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars (31)

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David Styles

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A London cabbie for over 25 years, David Styles, has written about London on CabbieBlog.com since June 2008, his blog has been read by over 1.4 million; he was features editor at Radio Taxis; he has contributed to Time Out, Metro, Evening Standard, Mail on Line, National Geographic; and The Spirit of London, a book presented to Her Majesty the Queen and given to all athletes competing in the London 2012 Olympics. He also appeared in the BBC documentary A Picture of London.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
31 global ratings

Top reviews from United Kingdom

  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars My opinion…
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 May 2024
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Thoroughly enjoyed David Style’s book. Not only does it show the need for taxi drivers to write up their memoirs but it rekindles memories, not always pleasant ones, of when I did the Knowledge. I got my badge just a few years before David and my experiences of the Appearances, whilst as tense and nervy as he states, was somewhat different.
    Nearly all taxi drivers want to know the intricacies of “their office” as they drive around the capital. David’s book is a compendium of facts of the sort that becomes part of the taxi drivers spiel, or like me, the pub bore.
    This book will appeal to taxi driver and passenger alike who have an interest not only in London but in the greatest taxi service in the world.
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  • C. W
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just like having your own London cabbie in your pocket
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2025
    Format: Kindle Edition
    This is one of the best books I have ever read about London, well written, funny, full of brilliant anecdotes and London secrets - just like a London cabbie, in fact! I thought I knew a lot about London - now I do...
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  • Greg Januska
    4.0 out of 5 stars In depth look at the Black Cab profession.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2023
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    Looking at both sides of The Knowledge was rather interesting.
    No doubt the author has an axe to grind with TfL, and he doesn't hold back.
    It's a complicated subject but I would always use a Black Cab for my getting around above ground.
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  • Bernadette
    5.0 out of 5 stars So much more than a delightful journey!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2022
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    A great, witty, pacy read for two groups of people…1; Londoners, and, 2; non-Londoners! A fascinating insight into some history, and secrets, of the fabulous city of London. Having read it, and thoroughly enjoyed it, I’ve bought more copies to give as gifts.
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  • Vic
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very well received gift
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2022
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    Perfect gift for my father in law who grew up in London. He was really pleased to receive it.
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  • dawn cain
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2023
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    Husband is a cabbie and could totally relate to it. Great memories when he did knowledge
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  • MegaReader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 December 2022
    Format: Paperback
    The author David Styles is a retired London black cab driver who over nearly 5 years learned ‘The Knowledge’ while at the same time holding down a day job. He had to memorise 468 routes and around 30,000 landmarks within a 6 mile radius of Charing Cross and undergo frequent oral examinations in order to qualify for a licence to operate a black cab.

    He gives us a glimpse into his time as a ‘Knowledge Boy’ when learning the routes back in the 1990s, together with interesting facts about many London landmarks that I was completely unaware of. For example, I lived within a few minutes’ walk of Chrisp Street market for 6 years, yet do not ever remember ever seeing the ‘Burton-Tailor mosaic’. I was also not aware that one of the lamp posts along Tower Bridge is in fact a chimney (a flue for a guard house underneath one of the bridge piers). I also had no idea that The Mayflower pub along the Thames is the only pub licensed to sell UK and American stamps. Mr Styles’ dry humour is apparent throughout the book, which was another reason I enjoyed turning the pages.

    During my travels along David’s routes I also learned about the London Stone, the surprising police outpost in Trafalgar Square, a revelation about the bullion room of the Bank of England, and some cabbies’ jargon. I was amazed to find the word ‘Leatherarse’, a term my grandmother often used, which in cabby language is one who works long hours. I also gained insight to some of the passengers who had hailed David’s cab over the years.

    I give this book 5 stars. There were a couple of typos, and I would have preferred all the fonts to be the same, but that’s just my opinion and they did not detract this book from being an entertaining read. I won a free copy of ‘Everyone is Entitled to My Opinion’, as I came closest to choosing the correct amount of time that it took David Styles to complete ‘The Knowledge’.
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  • Client d'Amazon
    4.0 out of 5 stars London cabbie experience
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2023
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    Interesting book for anyone interested in London cab trade
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  • Ken Schubert
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable stories and information about sightseeing points of interest in London England!
    Reviewed in the United States on 23 November 2022
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    Excellent narrative about sites in London.
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