London cabs have been voted the best taxis in the world for the fifth year in a row, according to the annual global taxi survey from Hotels.com.  London claimed 11% of the votes, followed by New York with 6.4% and Tokyo with 5.6%.

The world’s best taxis:

Travellers voted according to seven categories, of which London’s iconic black cabs headed up five – friendliness, knowledge of the area, cleanliness, safety and quality of driving – while simultaneously being voted worst for value. New York pipped London to the post as the best city for availability with their famous yellow cabs, while Bangkok topped the list for best value.  Despite London and New York holding onto first and second place, taxis in Asia Pacific countries are rising in popularity, with Tokyo, Shanghai and Bangkok all qualifying for coveted spots in the top five. 

The Hotels.com taxi survey also revealed some of the unconventional activities that  travellers from around the world get up to on their taxi journeys.  Over half of all respondents (56%) have fallen asleep in a taxi, while almost a fifth (19%) said they use the journey to touch up their hair and makeup an additional quarter (26%) of those surveyed admit to having kissed in the backseat of the taxi in the past.

The survey also revealed some of the strange items left behind in cabs including a single shoe and a raw fish!

Other findings:

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