VIDEO: Usain Bolt praises Crawley taxi firm after Gatwick trip
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And on Saturday night the Jamaican praised local company Metro Cars for their service and time-keeping after booking one of their vehicles.
The Olympic gold medallist posed for pictures and recorded a video in the cold at Gatwick Airport on Saturday night with Metro Cars driver, Irfan Hussain.
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Hide AdIn the video, the first man to hold both the 100m and 200m world records, said: “Hey This is Usain Bolt, it’s cold as hell out here ....listen Metro Cars got me home safe and sound...appreciate it bruv ...Metro Cars respect that ...one world record holder.”
Lakiem Khan, owner of Metro Cars said: “At Metro Cars we’re delighted that Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man loved using our cab service. We pride ourselves on giving the best service for everyone and we’re deeply proud that Usain was so happy using one of our cabs he agreed to say a few words. The video on our facebook page has already been seen over 10,000 times.”
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