Taxicabs of the United Kingdom the comic book "Hellblazer", Chas Chandler's job as a taxi driver is the basis for various plot elements of the series. The Knowledge, its runs, and to a certain extent the role of the PCO, form the basis for a future religion in Will Self's "The Book of Dave". The Taxi and Private Hire office is the body responsible for licensing taxicabs within Greater London. Taxi and Private Hire is part of Transport for London and is responsible for licensing the familiar London taxicab or "black cab" and also licenses private hire or minicab services. "Black cabs" were traditionally coloured
National Taxi Workers' Alliance chapter works to secure resources to help with membership recruitment, dues development, and institution-building. The National Taxi Workers’ Alliance’s most active chapter remains the one in New York. Over 15,000 taxi cab drivers are currently members of the NYC Chapter. More than 90 percent of NYC’s cab drivers are immigrants, belonging mostly to the South Asian diaspora from countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India. Currently the National Taxi Workers’ Alliance does not have any collective bargaining rights as they represent a non-traditional workforce. Taxi cab drivers are not covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act which protects workers’ safety