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
Illegal taxicab operation as "kabu kabu". In Hong Kong, illegal cabs are usually referred to as "white card", due to the different licence plate appearance between commercial and non-commercial vehicles. In Malaysia, illegal taxicabs are called "prebet sapu" (sweep privates). In Mexico, illegal taxicabs are called "taxi pirata" (pirate taxi). In Norway and Denmark, an illegal cab is called "pirattaxi" (pirate taxi). In Sweden, an illegal taxicab is called "svarttaxi" (black taxi), and is short for black market taxi. In Trinidad and Tobago, illegal taxis are referred to as ""PH" cars". This is because of the coding used on licence plates to distinguish