Taxi Payant be more scientific-related while "Taxi Payant"'s questions can be about virtually any topic, from geography to sports to pop culture to even general trivia about the city of Montréal, Québec, where the show is filmed in. On numerous episodes, Barrette is even seen outside the cab, asking general knowledge questions to strangers on the street for an easy $10. Taxi Payant Taxi Payant began airing on September 3, 2009 on V, and is hosted by Alexandre Barrette. It airs in Québec instead of the American version of the series, which is seen on the U.S. Discovery Channel cable network and
London and Provincial Union of Licensed Vehicle Workers London and Provincial Union of Licensed Vehicle Workers The London and Provincial Union of Licensed Vehicle Workers (LPU) was a trade union representing taxi drivers in and around London. It was regarded as one of the most militant unions in the country. In 1890, the Metropolitan Cab Drivers' Trade Union was founded by John Burns and John Beasley. The following year, the London Cab Company raised the charges it made to cab drivers, but the union led a successful strike, and the company instead agreed to lower its charges. Membership peaked at 4,000, but had fallen to only 300 by