Meet the duo visiting all 16 World Cup venues in a London cab

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Having completed a similar challenge driving from London to Cape Town in a Reliant Robin in the final months of 2025, the pair were quick to plan their next adventure.

"When the World Cup announced it would be hosted in the USA, Canada and Mexico, being a big football fan I thought there would be no better opportunity to do a trip I dreamt of years ago," Jenks explains.

"[It's] an excuse to [watch] football at the world's biggest sporting tournament [and also visit] the stadiums. In terms of a road trip, it's the thing of dreams."

Across Africa, they travelled through 22 countries in a four-month, 14,000-mile expedition that made them the first people to drive the length of the continent in a three-wheeler.

But as with their drive through Africa, the expedition across Canada, Mexico and the United States has been far from smooth driving.

Their black cab, affectionally known as 'Abby the Cabby', was the only traditional London taxi they could find it North America.

Seth eventually managed to track it down at a film set in Vancouver.

"I looked at it and told Ollie, 'we should not buy this, that is awful'," he recalls.

"The fuel tank was rusted out, the brakes were seized and it didn't even roll initially. We had to get a tow truck to drag it in. The fuel lines are full of dirt and the engine was full of mud. The radiator was rusted out. It was genuinely awful."

But minor details such as whether the car worked were never going to halt this trip.

The duo decided to buy it for £1,000 even though it hadn't been driven for seven years. It also needed a month's worth of repairs before the adventure could properly begin.

Since setting off at the start of the tournament, they have been inundated with problems but have managed to travel around 350 miles per day.

Just keeping the car on the road has been a constant challenge. From overheating issues to smashed lights, 'Abby the Cabby' has required numerous repairs. All the time, there is the constant stress of whether it will survive their 10,000-mile journey.

They have also run into some unexpected delays too - including when police in Mexico gave the taxi a thorough search, which led to some of their kit being confiscated.

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