Proud cabbies do their bit for our hero veterans

A CAVALCADE of black cabs will ferry great British heroes to the Remembrance Sunday commemorations tomorrow - with London's drivers working for free.

- BY GILES SHELDRICK Chief Reporter

It is a unique and moving annual mobilisation that reinforces the link between those who served and those who remain eternally grateful for their sacrifice.

Across the capital, more than 1,000 journeys will be undertaken in just two hours for veterans going to and from the cenotaph in Whitehall.

There is no single organisation that organises the Poppy Cabs service, with drivers selflessly volunteering their services and cars.

Mike Hughes, who coordinates the cavalcade, said: "Funded entirely by the drivers themselves, this is seen as one of the highlights of the taxi trade year when a special effort is made to pay back part of the debt owed to our military veterans.