I HAVE recently retired as a taxi driver after running a cab on Wirral for 16 years.

I moved here with my wife (who was born on Wirral) from Pickering, North Yorkshire, and bought a car for taxi driving.

I have been astounded at the many firms I drove for who had almost identical "yobbo" drivers working for them. I came to the conclusion that the only reason that these drivers were self-employed was because no-one else would employ them!

The aggressive, foul-mouthed vermin I worked with were almost as bad as the pond life I picked up at the weekend in Birkenhead.

In conclusion the area's taxi drivers are incomparable to anyone else's. The area has to take some responsibility for that. It's quite grim out there, you know.

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