During his 35 years as a black cab driver, Micky O'Driscoll has seen almost everything. One thing he had never done, up until a matter of weeks ago, is go a whole day without picking up a single fare.
That's the situation Micky has faced on more than one occasion during lockdown. Financial worries are accompanied by the anxiety of having to sit in close proximity to the people he does pick up during the pandemic.
There have been reported deaths of taxi drivers in London and elsewhere in the country. Trade body United Private Hire Drivers (UPHD) says one of their members has lost his life to Covid-19, while another two have become seriously ill.