Londoner, 19, set to become the FOURTH generation of his family to be a black cab driver

A FAMILY is set to welcome its fourth generation into the black cab business. Harrison Goulding, 19, is planning to take the famous Knowledge test of London’s streets. A family is set to welcome its fourth generation into the black cab business Credit: SWNS Harrison Goulding, 19, is planning to take the famous Knowledge test of London’s streets Credit: SWNS It means he follows grandad Dave, 71, dad Billy, 44, and uncles Ronnie, 44, David, 40, and Harry, 38, as a Hackney carriage driver. Harrison’s great-grandmother Shirley, 93, also worked in a cab shelter serving food into her 80s. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Ronnie said: “The work ethic has been passed down.” “The Heathrow Express went down and everyone messages ‘get to Paddington because there’s lots of people with suitcases want to go out to the airport’ – we do that all the time. Harrison follows grandad Dave, 71, dad Billy, 44, and uncles Ronnie, 44, David, 40, and Harry, 38, as a Hackney carriage driver Credit: SWNS Dave (senior), Ronnie at the back, Billy at the bottom and Shirley on the right Credit: SWNS “Throughout the day, we’re doing that constantly. “We’re our own Google Maps, letting everyone know not to go here, or it’s busy here and they need cabs.” Despite fears for the future of black cabs — amid the rise of Uber and Waymo — Dave believes there is still a good living available. He said: “My boys have got a lot of enthusiasm. Most read in Motors “You have to push yourself a bit more and work hard.” Dave, who trades tips on fare hotspots and traffic delays with his sons, added: “It’s not just people with really good jobs — everybody uses black cabs.” Comment now