Victoria Hannan looks at the lives of London's cabbies.

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  John
  John was so nervous on his first shift that he drove around for two hours without even turning his light on. Now he mostly does nights, working as an electrician on the Underground during the day. He clocks about 75 hours a week but he’s not tired.