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| London Taxi Tours - Black Cab Tours with Blue Badge or City of London qualified driver/guides |
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 London Black Cab Tours Offtolondon.com is pleased to offer tours of London in iconic London Black Cabs. All drivers are not only licensed drivers with the "knowledge", they are also qualified, professional guides registered with major tour guide associations...either Blue Badge or City of London qualified. They all delight in sharing their vast historical knowledge and will entertain and enlighten you as no guidebook can. Guides fluent in French, German, Italian and Spanish are available for only £50 more per tour.
Prices for the tours listed below are per taxi, not per person. Each black cab can comfortably accommodate 5 people. The cost per cab includes everything but entrance fees, parking and meals. Tipping is up to your discretion. |
FEATURED TAXI TOURS
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 | William & Kate - The Royal Wedding Tour This 3 hour tour will guide you through the streets that our love struck couple have wandered, clubs bars, restaurants, we shall see them all, the places where William and Kate have lived and worked. Your guide will fill you in on the background of the couple, how they met, the courtship, the break up, the reunion, and the proposal. You will also get a chance to drive along the Royal Route from Palace to Abbey. As an added bonus this tour will take you around the sites where Prince Charles and Diana once lived, worked and played. Keeping our Royal theme going we must not forget William's Grandparents, so again we travel off to see where her Majesty the Queen spent her childhood, where she was born, where she lived as a Princess. In fact this tour will cover the whole Royal family.  Ladies, as an extra bonus, this tour will also show you the designers and shops that the Queen, Diana and now Kate have used. No Royal tour would be complete without Royal fashion. As wedding fever grips the country make sure you are ahead of the crowd by taking this tour. £255.00 per Taxi, not per person |
 | Harry Potter's London 3 HoursThis is a Taxi tour you can take into Harry Potterland and get a result. Visit Gringots Bank (outside only) walk over the Knight Bus bridge. Walk the avenue to the Leaky Cauldron (film 1) Stand at the entrance to the Leaky Cauldron from film 3, hav e a photo outside Third Hand Book Emporium. See the bridge which is destroyed by Death Eaters from film 6. Follow Harry's complete flight (film 5) along the River Thames on his broomstick. See Grimmauld Place (yes it does exist if you know where to look. No moving houses though) See where Harry actually disappears at Kings Cross Station,through the wall to Platform 9¾. Then its off to get a picture under the sign 9¾. See where Harry and Ron steal the flying car from. Also unique to this tour have a photo on the exact spot Harry and Ron first meet. Also have a photo at our special (H 4&7) spot which is unique to this tour (all muggle guides miss this one kids.) Take a photo inside the train station by the Ministry, then walk the footsteps of Harry and Mr Weasley to the Ministry of Magic. Your expert Harry guide will take you to all these sites and more. On route there is time to ask many questions regarding the films, there is even a small quiz to keep you on your toes. Only on this tour. We will add in all the scenes from film 7 PART 1 AND FROM PART 2 AS WELL. We also show you places from earlier films that ended up on the cutting room floor. As if this was not enough we have added some secret places, items and surprises that you will love. At the end of the tour you have time to purchase genuine Harry Potter merchandise from your guide. This is a great unique fun tour for all the family. Cost: £255 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | London Heritage Tour This all day tour will treat you like royalty.... Start the day with a drive through Central London past the Palace and on to the City of London where we shall stop and visit the MansionHouse (home of the Lord Mayor ). Here we shall see Dutch art and fine furniture and the famous Egyptian Ballroom. This truly magnificent building will captivate you. Leaving the Mayors home we travel on to see the Guildhall of the City and the treasures and stories it holds. Having completed our morning it is time for lunch. A short drive and we are stepping back in time once again to have lunch in an Elizabethian Hall that was built in 1562. After lunch and a tour around this magnificent building learning about its history and customswe head into Westminster and the pageantry that surrounds it. Here we visit the Banquetting House (part of the old Palace of Whitehall) and the Horseguards Museum. Time for afternoon tea. Only the British stop for tea, so will we. An English tea will be served to us whilst sitting on the River Thames admiring the views. Refreshed from tea we drive around Westminster tracing the Heritage, Elegance, Splendour, Sophistication and Glamour of the area. We visit some old time shops (300years old) for good measure. Our day is almost at an end but now comes the pist de resistance your very own private tour of Buckingham Palace. This exclusive tour is a unique opportunity to enjoy the state rooms once the doors have closed to visitors for the day. To end our tour and the day, we sip a glass of champagne in the Bow Room of the Palace and move outside to the west terrace.
Price £199.00 per person min 3 people. Price includes all entry fees and tea but not lunch |
 | The Bard, Beatles, Bond & Baker Street If everyone in your group wants to do something different then this tour is for you. This fun packed 4 hour tour will take you around London seeing the sites but will follow the footsteps of Shakespeare, The Beatles, James Bond and Sherlock Holmes. "Alas, poor Yorick" is not with us on this tour but we will see Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Where he lived in London, several statues dedicated to him, and the alleyways and streets he wandered, plus your registered tour guide will tell you tales of the man and his life. But all of this may be "Simply elementary" to you. Whilst travelling through London we shall of course come across 221b Baker St. We shall also see where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle really did live and practice medicine. We shall follow Holmes on clues all over London from the books to the films. "Shaken but not stirred" from all that we have heard and seen on this tour so far we will enter the world of James Bond. Ian Flemings house, MI6, MI5. We shall visit James Bond film location sites all around town. We shall also find out about real spies and how they worked and where they met. With all these spies you would think you are "Back in the USSR" but we are not we are on our Beatles section of this tour. It's the 1960's swinging London and we are following the Fab Four, John, George, Paul and Ringo seeing where they lived worked and played. Abbey Road, Pauls London office, John and Yoko's flat, Brian Epstein's home plus a lot lot more. We have our "ticket to ride" so we are going to "get back" to "yesterday" to see if "she loves you" yeah, yeah, yeah. This fun packed tour will please one and all.
4 hours £295.00 per taxi, not per person. |
 | Rule Britannia (Taxi Tour + River Cruise) Want to see the sights of London from land and sea? This is the tour for you! Together with CITY CRUISES we bring you this fascinating tour.
Leaving your hotel in the morning we head through London viewing all the major sites, Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, with commentary from your fully registered, qualified guide. Late morning we stop by Westminster Pier where you board one of City Cruises' fine sightseeing boats. Both on ship and shore you will hear stories of the rich and famous such as Shakespeare, Dickens, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Christopher Wren, Drake, Hanging Judge Jeffries, to name but a few. Leaving Westminster Pier you head along the Thames learning its history as you go. Your guide will be waiting for you at the Tower of London. Once off the boat your guide will escort you through the Tower complex, giving you a wonderful commentary on 1000 years of Tower history.
From the Tower it is off to lunch. In keeping with our tour theme lunch is in a 300+ year old pub on the edge of the River Thames.
After Lunch we head off to find out the history of the London Docks. Filled with sea shanty stories we return to the city and carry on viewing the sites London has to offer. Late afternoon we return to your hotel. Cost £425.00 per taxi, not per person |
 | Titanic (Taxi Tour + River Cruise) You've seen the film.... You've read the book...... Now it is time to take the tour..
We start our tour by driving through London just by the side of the River Thames as your guide tells you stories of the river and its mysteries that it still holds. Greenwich is our f irst
stop here we can v iew the Maritime Museum and find out what is happening to the Cutty
Sark. We cross the time line then we cross the river to our Titanic exhibition.
Leav ing here we head back along the Thames to finish by Tower Bridge. Your guide will escort through the extensive collection of artifacts that are presently on show in London.
4 hr tour £285.00 per taxi, not per person (entry fees apply to exhibition)
Why not do a WHOLE DAY TOUR?
The first half is as described above. Instead of finishing at Tower Bridge our all day tour takes us on to a 300 year old pub for lunch set by the side of the Thames. Here you can eat drink and listen to stories of Pirates, smugglers, thiev es and cut throats. After lunch visit a
museum dedicated to the River Thames and the people who lived and worked along it. Leaving the museum we travel into London and visit HMS Belfast, a floating museum on the Thames. To end our day your guide will drop you off for tea on the River Thames. A real nautical day out.
All day tour £385.00 per taxi, not per person. The Titanic Exhibition at the O2 ends MAY 1st 2011 |
 | Sinister London Best at Night! 3 Hours Tour
Dare you join us? London's reputation as the world's most haunted city makes this tour a MUST! Leaving your hotel we travel through the city, back in time to a London where we can see the sites of numerous hangings.
We see the most haunted house in London; look for the Ghost of Charles Dickens; hear ghostly screams that never end; meet "Scratching Fanny"; stand inside a haunted prison cell; hear stories of Witch trials and see the sites where they burnt at the stake; meet the Lady in Black, the Headless Lady, and... Jack the Ripper.
During 1888 terror struck the East End of London, and we retrace the footsteps of the most famous serial killer of all time. How did he escape detection? Who was he? To this day the case remains unsolved, but will it be on your tour that we discover the truth? After Jack the Ripper you may need a drink, so we head back to central London, hearing stories of the Phantom Bus, the Spook of Clarence House, the Ghost of Buckingham Palace and many more.
We make our last stop where we try and contact the Ghost of Nell Gwyn, hear about the Murdered Actor, visit a Haunted Loo, and finally find a Severed Head!
After all this we reckon you definitely will need a drink so we finish off the tour in an English Pub with Mr Sherlock Holmes.
Cost: £245 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Sherlock Holmes Tour Holmes and Watson are dashing around London and we will be in hot pursuit on this tour.
Leav ing 221B Baker Street behind us we f ollow the f ilm location sites used in the new and
previous Holmes films. Whilst on our journey we not only f ollow Holmes but we find out about
real life detectives and London's police force. We will visit where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived in London. We would tell you more but that will spoil the surprises we have in store for you. Grab your deerstalker and pipe pack up the violin and off we go. Durations: 3 hours, Cost: £235.00 per taxi Jack the Ripper Tour
Want more! ! ! ! Why not add on extra time and visit the world of JACK the RIPPER. Follow your guide around the murder sites! Both tours combined Total price £325.00 per taxi |
ONE DAY TAXI TOURS
 | Oxford & Blenheim Palace First to Oxford, home of the famous university and "city of dreaming spires".
We then drive on to the churchyard at Bladon where Winston Churchill is buried.
Leaving Bladon behind us we travel into the Cotswolds, admiring the countryside and stopping for lunch.
After lunch we drive to Blenheim Palace, home to the 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Winston Churchill. Built between 1705-1722, Blenheim boasts over 2,100 acres of parkland landscaped by Capability Brown. You can visit the state rooms and the 183 foot long library which contains 10,000 volumes and a four manual Willis organ. Cost: £475 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Stonehenge & Bath
We visit the most important pre-historic monument in Britain, Stonehenge, where you will see 50 ton, ancient stones that date back over 3000 years and discuss the theories of how they got there and what they are.
From here we drive onto Bath, a Roman city that was revived by Georgian society in the 18th century, where you will be able to explore the Roman baths, Bath Abbey, and Pultney Bridge - there will also be time for some shopping in the antique and craft shops!Cost: £550 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Warwick Castle, Stratford Upon Avon & Oxford Warwick Castle, situated on the banks of the Av on was built by William the Conqueror in
1068. We visit the state rooms, dungeons, and the gardens laid out by "Capability Brown". From Warwick we head to Stratford Upon Avon, a market town steeped in history and the birthplace of Shakespeare in 1564. We visit the very house he was born in, then carry on to new place , halls croft, Anne Hathaway's cottage, and finally Mary Arden's house. Leaving Stratford behind we wind our way through the Cotswolds to Oxford and visit one of the oldest universities in Britain before heading back to London. Cost: £575 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Windsor Castle, Runnymede & Hampton Court Palace We v isit the world's largest f ully occupied castle and see the state rooms, when
available, and treasures including art by Rembrandt. We visit the gardens, St. Georges Chapel, except Sundays, and the tombs of Charles I, George III and Henry VIII. From Windsor we journey through old Windsor and Windsor Great Park to the one-time island of Runnymede, where in 1215 King John sealed the Magna Carta.
From Runnymede we travel to Hampton Court, which lies on the river Thames. This
famous palace was built by Cardinal Wolsey and given to Henry VIII. Here we visit the state apartments and the marvelous, traditional gardens laid out in the 17th century. Cost: £399 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
LONDON TAXI TOURS
 | London Highlights Tour 2 HoursIdeal for the visitor who only has a limited amount of time in London, this guided tour around takes you around many of the sights of London. We stop at each landmark for a photograph
and a historical explanation, taking in Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Parliament, and more. Cost: £135 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
| London's Hidden Treasures Tour 3 HoursThis tour lets you see some of the hidden treasures around London and is ideal for the visitor who only has a limited amount of time in the city. The tour takes you around many of the sights of London and we stop at each landmark for a photograph and a historical explanation, taking in Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, the Houses of Parliament, and many more. Cost: £195 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | London Half-Day Tour 5 HoursYour qualified taxi driver/guide will escort you around the major sites of the West End where you will see Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, etc, before heading down to the City. The city, dating back to Roman times and filled with history, is where you will see the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, and the modget to visit some unusual places not seen by many tourists! Cost: £285 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | The Complete London Experience 8/9 HoursYour guided tour takes you past many of the major sights and landmarks of London. We will stop and explore Westminster Abbey, where monarchs have been crowned since 1066 and visit the Chapter House. Stand outside Buckingham Palace and watch the Changing of the Guard, see the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus and Eros, and much more before stopping for lunch. No London tour is complete without a lunch in a pub where the food and atmosphere is excellent. After lunch we continue our tour with a visit to the Tower of London, the most impressive medieval fortress in Britain! Built by William the Conqueror, during its history it has been a palace, a prison, a zoo, a royal mint, an observatory, an armoury and a place of execution, and we will see the Crown Jewels, the ravens and famous Beefeaters. From here we move on to Tower Bridge and then into the City of London, the one square mile that was built by the Romans. There's so much to see here it's breathtaking and we will be visiting the modern financial district that stands side by side with the ancient sites. In addition to visiting Shakespeare's Globe and the Rose Theatre site, viewing the Roman wall that once surrounded the city and visiting the oldest church in the city built in 1123, your guide will show you the London very few visitors get to see! We will carry on visiting many more of the city's unusual and fascinating rarely seen monuments and treasures. Still within the city we will visit the site where the Great Fire of London started in 1666, then we travel the short distance around to St Paul's Cathedral. A full day, with pick up at 9am returning at around 5/6pm (8/9 hours), means you will have time to see the Changing of the Guard, and go inside several major sites. Remember, this is your tour so your guide will personalise it to your wishes and complete the tour at your pace.
Cost: £395 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
THEMED TAXI TOURS
 | James Bond 007, Spies & Villains 3 HoursA look at the James Bond London film locations - did you know a Russian square was filmed
in central London? We cannot give too much away about this tour as it's top secret but together we look at Spies and Villains through the centuries!
Cost: £255 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Shop Till You Drop 12 HoursEver wanted to just go from one shop to the next without having to worry about carrying any of your parcels? Have you ever wanted an endless selection of shops to visit. Too good to be true. Oh no it isn't! ! We will take you on the shopping experience of a lifetime. Traveling out of London, we make our way towards Kent and stop at one of England's most prestigious shopping mall's, Bluewater. Indulge in the luxury of designer labels galore, and your guide will take all your purchases and store them for you so there is no need to carry anything - except your credit card! When finished with Bluewater we travel a few miles to our next
shopping oasis, Lakeside. Here again you can purchase your merchandise and your guide will have it all stored for you. These shopping malls open at 10am and do not close until 10pm... YES, that's right - 12 HOURS!
Cost: £375 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | London's Step-Back-in-Time Shopping Trip 3 HoursSee how Londoners shopped 100 to 300 years ago. Visit an art shop that moved its 175 year old interior from its original site to its new one, a bookshop with a 100 year old oak staircase, a Royal Barber's, perfume shops that still make their own perfume and a male grooming company started in 1854. Purchase whisky from a shop that has its own label. Visit the Royal Hatters and order shoes from a company with a list of Royal warrants. See where Gentlemen of the day bought their shirts and where Churchill sat smoking his cigars. Visit Saville Row, home of hand-made suits for gentlemen and then have coffee at an Italian restaurant that still supplies most of London with coffee from Italy. Visit the oldest tea shop in London plus bakers shops, fruit stores, butchers, and cheese stores all trading after hundreds
of years in the same buildings.Cost: £255 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Political & Aristocratic London 2 HoursWestminster has been the home of English Government. Drive along Whitehall, "the street of government", see Downing Street, home of the Prime Minister, see the remains of the Palace of Whitehall, the magnificent Banqueting Hall where Charles 1 was beheaded and see the Houses of Parliament. Continue up to Buckingham Palace and into St. James's an area that for centuries has been the home and playground of the aristocracy.
Cost: £150 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | City of London & Financial District 2 HoursDrive past the Stock Exchange, Bank of England, the Mansion House and the Monument to the great fire of 1666. St Paul's Cathedral built by Sir Christopher Wren and the final resting place of many renowned sailors, soldiers, painters etc and has been the scene of State Weddings and funerals. The Tower of London has guarded the approaches to London from the Thames for over 900 years, and in complete contrast 30 St. Mary Axe, affectionately known as The Gherkin. Many of the streets still retain the medieval plan which existed before the Great Fire, providing a contrast between old and new.
Cost: £155 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Famous London 3 HoursFamous people have lived all over London. You will drive through many areas, including St. John's Wood and Little Venice, where you will see the house where Paul McCartney lived with his glamorous girlfriend, actress Jane Asher, and on to see the legendary Abbey Road studios and crosswalk. Little Venice is home to many celebrities and on to Camden and Primrose Hill. This tour visits the homes of the famous both Wilde to Eric Clapton this tour has something for everyone.
Cost: £255 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Law & Order 3 HoursDue to the success of the TV programme we are proud to introduce our own LAW AND ORDER tour. The tour is in two halves. During the first half we visit places made famous by notorious criminals, we learn the Metropolitan, City, Mounted, and Riv er Police. We visit a Police museum and learn of sinister tales. Sometimes it is possible to visit inside a real Victorian prison cell ( it depends how bad you are). The second half of the tour concentrates on Legal London. We visit the areas occupied by the legal profession. You will learn about the English legal system and the peculiar practices of the legal profession. You will have a chance to see the Inns of Court (societies founded in the 14th century to train lawyers), the
Royal Courts of Justice and the Old Bailey which is the most famous criminal court in the world. Cost: £255 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Storybook London 3 HoursMadeline in London, Katie in London, The secret of platform 13, The prince and the pauper, Peter Pan, Paddington Bear and Mary Poppins. Follow this tour around London seeing Authors homes and sites used in the books and in some cases films. You can also choose to extend this tour to an all day storybook adventure.Cost: 3 hours £255.00 / All day £495.00 |
 | London's Dead 3 HoursSinister happenings, famous people, stars, actors prostitutes, murderers. Driving all over the city we look at London in a different light. This is a must for those who wish to hear about the unusual happenings of London, its people and its every person we speak about on this tour is DEAD. Cost: £255 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | London in Depth 3 HoursPick an area in London and your guide will take you on an in depth tour (both driving and walking) around it explaining its history. Pick from the areas of; SOHO, CAMDEN,
CLERKENWELL, MAYFAIR, BELGRAVIA, SOUTHWARK, HAMSTEAD, EAST END, CITY
OF LONDON, WESTMINSTER, KENSINGTON, BAYSWATER. Cost: £255 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | London's American Connection 3 HoursJohn Adams, William Penn, Bill Clinton these Americans along with a host of others we shall hear about all have strong connections with England. See where the pilgrim Fathers set sail, see where John Quincy Adams was married. Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin, we will hear about them all and more ... Cost: £255 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Filmed in London 3 HoursWant to know if your favourite film was made in London then this is the tour for you. Enjoy 3 hours of fun seeing the film sites of London .
Cost: £255 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
| Harry Potter's London 3 HoursThis is a Taxi tour you can take into Harry Potterland and get a result. Visit Gringots Bank (outside only) walk over the Knight Bus bridge. Walk the avenue to the Leaky Cauldron (film 1) Stand at the entrance to the Leaky Cauldron from film 3, hav e a photo outside Third Hand Book Emporium. See the bridge which is destroyed by Death Eaters from film 6. Follow Harry's complete flight (film 5) along the River Thames on his broomstick. See Grimmauld Place (yes it does exist if you know where to look. No moving houses though) See where Harry actually disappears at Kings Cross Station,through the wall to Platform 9¾. Then its off to get a picture under the sign 9¾. See where Harry and Ron steal the flying car from. Also unique to this tour have a photo on the exact spot Harry and Ron first meet. Also have a photo at our special (H 4&7) spot which is unique to this tour (all muggle guides miss this one kids.) Take a photo inside the train station by the Ministry, then walk the footsteps of Harry and Mr Weasley to the Ministry of Magic. Your expert Harry guide will take you to all these sites and more. On route there is time to ask many questions regarding the films, there is even a small quiz to keep you on your toes. Only on this tour. We will add in all the scenes from film 7 PART 1 AND FROM PART 2 AS WELL. We also show you places from earlier films that ended up on the cutting room floor. As if this was not enough we have added some secret places, items and surprises that you will love. At the end of the tour you have time to purchase genuine Harry Potter merchandise from your guide. This is a great unique fun tour for all the family. Cost: £255 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Lacock Abbey & Harry Potter's London 10 HoursWe travel from London to the little picturesque village of Lacock, and to Lacock Abbey. Here you can loose yourself as you imagine you are in the corridors, classrooms and grounds of Hogwarts. We lunch in Lacock, in old English pub, and return to London in the afternoon to Diagon Alley and the other delights of Harry Potter's London! Cost: £545 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
| Lacock Abbey, Oxford & Harry Potter's London 12 HoursWe travel to Lacock Abbey where you can loose yourself as you imagine you are in the corridors, classrooms and grounds of Hogwarts. We then move on to Oxford and wander Hogwarts Hospital, the Great Hall and Library. We then return to London, where Diagon Alley and the other delights of Harry Potter's London await!
Cost: £585 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
 | Muggles All Day London Experience Tour
Mingle with the Muggles all day! This is our all day London sightseeing tour with Harry Potter's London f ilm sites included. Fantastic fun and value for the whole family, this is the Best of Both Worlds!
Cost: £450 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
| Hogwarts Express 1 Day Tour See the Oxf ord Sites in the morning, including Hogwart's Hospital, the Great Hall and Library, and the London sites in the afternoon, including Diagon Alley, Gringots Bank and the Leaky Couldron. Cost: £495 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
| | Platform 9¾ Tour - the BIG ONE! 2 days, returning to London each dayThis really is the big one! See all of Harry's London, visit the Oxford film locations, wander round the corridors and classrooms at Laycock; visit our secret classrooms; drive through both Privet Drives; meet Harry's real parents at Godric Hollow. Will you wander through the dark forest? Visit the film studios where the films were made; wander Platform 9¾, the Leaky Cauldron, Hogwarts Dining Hall and Daigon Alley. This tour goes everywhere!Cost: £1300 per taxi for up to 5 persons |
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