Table of Contents

Acknowledgements | Photographic Credits | Foreword | Introduction | 1 The Bersey | 2 The First Motors | 3 The Motor Cab comes of Age | 4 Great War, Turbulent Peace | 5 The 1930s | 6 The Second World War7 | Steel Bodies and Diesel Engines | 8 Towards Modernity | 9 Uncertainty, Upheaval and Innovation | 10 Austin and Mann and Overton - a Monopoly by Default | 11 A Newcomer, and the Beginnings of London Taxis International | 12 Towards Wider Markets | 13 The New Millennium | 14 Today and Tomorrow | Appendix 1 The Public Carriage Office | Appendix 2 Taximeters and Fares | Appendix 3 Licence Plates and Stencils | Appendix 4 Technical Specifications | Appendix 5 Production Figures | Appendix 6 Cabs Licensed | Further Reading | Index