Why take a taxi when you can get lost in sunny Harlow?

Obsessed with perfect paths and tucked away tracks, Will Gore explains why he steers clear of cabs as an article of faith

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Taxis have their place: for mercy dashes to hospitals; to ensure that you miss no more than five minutes of your child’s school play; as a means to avoiding a drenching, I suppose.

But they should be a last resort, to be called on only when in dire straits – sometimes not even then.