Cab driver reveals astonishing list of celebrities who have travelled in his London taxi
Updated: Feb 4, 2022
A London cab driver has revealed a pretty impressive list of celebrities who have travelled in his taxi over the years.
Being a cab driver in one of the greatest cities in the world means from time to time you have the opportunity to rub shoulders with some famous people from the world of sport, music, TV and film.
For Peter Tarling, the long list of passengers includes celebs such as Hugh Grant, Kylie Minogue and Frank Lampard.
Peter revealed to TaxiPoint the full list of celebrities he can remember:
John Cleese
Anthony Costa
Marc Almond
John Taylor
Matt Lucas
Sir Michael Gambon
Dudley Moore
Jose Mourinho
George Burley
Terry Venables
Tanni Grey-Thompson
Chris Boardman
Holly Willoughby
Paul O'Grady
George Best
Trevor McDonald
Trevor Eve
Susan Hampshire
Andy Sinton
Barry Humphreys
Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard Snr
Kirsty Allsop
Sarah Beenie
Nigella Lawson
Leon Brittain
Liam Fox
Jonathan Aitken
Carol Thatcher
Tony Cascarino
Lord Seb Coe
Brendon Foster
Jeramy Paxman
Harold Pinter
Katie Derham
Matthew Parris
Michael Portillo
Diane Abbott
Douglas Hurd
Norman St John Stevas
Bob Crow
Ian Hislop
Ben Elton
Jonathan Ross
Polly James
Kevin Spacey
Bill Nighy
James Fox
Kylie Minogue
Herbert Lom
Tommy Baldwin
Holly Johnson
Boy George
Jimmy page
Adam Ant
Tim Rice
Sue Pollard
Wendy Richards
Michael Foot
Robin Cook
Peter Sissons
Carol Decker T'Pau
Victoria Coren Mitchell
John Pienaar
Sinitta
Michael Ballack
Harry Enfield
Hugh Grant
Cameron Mackintosh
Now I think most will agree, that's some list of celebrity passengers! And those are just the ones that Peter remembers.
Peter is not the only cab driver who can show off an impressive list of celebrity passengers, other taxi drivers have revealed transporting passengers such as the Bee Gees, Olivia Newton-John, David and Victoria Beckham and comedian Jack Dee.
