Taxi drivers upside

I have been a periodic user of Darwin Taxis for the past 30 years.

There are some outstanding drivers with whom one can enjoy conversation while travelling.

Taxi drivers do it tough, working long shifts, often in dangerous conditions at night – and increasingly during the day – and earn relatively meagre wages.

I am always happy to tip drivers who are positive in outlook and dispositionally friendly.

They never ask – and I have never been ripped off.