Previously Posted: The toughest place to be . . .

For those new to CabbieBlog or readers who are slightly forgetful, on Saturdays I’m republishing posts, many going back over a decade. Some will still be very relevant while others have become dated over time. Just think of this post as your weekend paper supplement. The toughest place to be . . . (09.04.13) I was contacted last year by the BBC inviting me to apply for the new series of ‘toughest place to be’, in which they planned to take a London cabbie out of his (or her) comfort zone and place them in a city where driving could be best described as challenging. After reading the e-mail my wife and I speculated upon which city the hapless cabbie would find themselves trying to earn a living. We both concluded that one of the most chaotic cities in the world was Mumbai. So when the programme was televised recently it was no surprise to find London cabbie Mason McQueen travelling to India’s most populous city. Mason’s most and mentor was Pradeep Sharma who lives in a tiny two-bedroom…