CAB FARE, £469 !
In Brighton there is a well-believed legend of a nobleman who, in the 'seventies of last century, in the days of hansom cabs, hired one to drive hiin from London to Brighton pier, told the driver to wait, boarded a yacht, forgot the hansom, went round the world, returned after a year and a half, found the driver still waiting, drove back to London, and paid him his fare £409 7/9. If the story is true, the fare remains the record.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 147, 23 June 1934, Page 16
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84CAB FARE, £469 ! Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 147, 23 June 1934, Page 16
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