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0:00:09 > 0:00:11- I'm Eifion Owens.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- I own a taxi in Gorslas.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17- I've been working by myself - on the taxis for ten years.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- My eldest son - has joined me in the business.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22- We go all over the country.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- But, most of our work is local - at the moment...
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- ..because of the price of oil.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- I do a lot of regular work - for schools.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- But I'll go anywhere. - I go to Gatwick occasionally.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45- Other than that, - most of my work is local.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48- I get up at about 6.30am.
0:00:48 > 0:00:54- I have a couple of hours off during - the day, do the school runs...
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- ..and some nights I work - until about eleven or midnight.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- I don't do the ranks - like the taxis in town.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- I get my work by telephone.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12- I've had quite a few characters - in the taxi over the years.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17- Some of them were quite old men - and a lot of them have died now.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- But I have one character...
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- ..who comes down from Penygroes - to Cross Hands...
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- ..twice a week to do his shopping.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33- He buys his bird food in Ammanford - because it's a pound cheaper...
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- ..so he gets a taxi to Ammanford.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- He doesn't think about - the cost of the taxi to Ammanford.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- Of course, I have drunk people - in the car some nights.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- I get a phone call often - from Porthyrhyd...
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- ..from the pub landlady - asking for an ambulance.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- I know who it's for every time.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- It's the same character.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- The taxi business - has become a lot quieter.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- It started getting quieter - about a year ago.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Some people said - that it would get worse.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- I thought - that it couldn't get any worse...
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- ..but it has got a lot worse - in the past year.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20- In recent days, the price of oil - has increased by two pence again.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25- Between the two taxis, I usually - spend about 400 a week on fuel.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- It's a lot of money...
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- ..and everyone wants a better price - than what you can give them.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- I'd rather the car stayed outside - the house rather than lose money.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- I see all kinds of sights - in the back of my taxi.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Girls get in and they don't wear - much no matter what the weather.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- They say that the seat's cold...
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- ..but if they wore something - under their short skirts...
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- ..they'd be a lot warmer.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- I've seen a lot more than a cuddle - on the back seat.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- After a few drinks, - some don't care what they do.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05- My missus might be watching. - I'd better not say too much!
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Some people ask me to stop - at the next lay-by...
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- ..and I think it's because they need - to be sick, but they're not sick.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- I'm not saying any more! - You'd have to bleep it out!
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