Why is it called the Kipper season?
Why is it called the Kipper season? Cabbies refer to January as a kipper season because this is when folk have gone broke. Probably when cabbies could only eat kippers since that's about all they could afford.
What do Londoners call the taxi?
The famous London taxis are actually called 'hackney carriages' but in London we just call them 'black cabs/taxis'.