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Local hero
Continuing our series on local heroes, Bryan, our
friendly taxi driver, has been talking to Linda Greetham.
And I am sure you will soon realise that he has been
much more than a cabbie. A very colourful life!!
Name: Bryan Finn
How long have you been driving your taxi around Kings Nympton?
Since 2019
Where are you based? South Molton
Biggest change you have seen in the job over the years?
People not going out so much in the evening.
How big is the area you cover? Most of North Devon
How far do you travel in a day? About 250 miles
Do you think your job will exist in 10 years? Yes
Have you had any amusing incidents over the years? Loads, some
funny, some too rude to repeat. I had 2 guys in the car. The fare was £10.
One guy paid £5. The other ran off without paying. 5 minutes later I got
a phone call. 8Can my mate have his phone back?9 It was the guy who
hadn9t paid that had left his phone in the cab. I charged him £35 to get
his phone back. If he had paid, he could have gotten it back for nothing!!
Had another guy be sick in his friend9s Christmas party hat. He was going
to keep it and give back to him the next morning , but I managed to
convince him to dump it after 10 mins. Not a pleasant odour! Some
people think I make these stories up, but you see so much and hear some
amazing stories.
Best thing about your job? Meeting new people. You literally have no
idea who the next person could be. I9ve had royalty, millionaires and
some real characters. World Guinness record holders, musical artists,
military 3 serving and veterans. Plus, everything in between.
Worst thing about your job? The belligerent drunks. Or drunks that
think they can sing, but they really can9t.
Hobbies/Interests
My osh tank. Numismatism (currency collection!) Music
Then he told me about what he did before driving his taxi!
I was in the Surrey ore brigade (retained) for 2 years. Never fully
completed the training but still attended 107 call outs. Saw everything
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