<p>Three Britons in their 20s have undertaken a record-breaking trip around the world in a cab, travelling over 69,000 km and putting about $128,600 on the meter.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The three friends — Paul Archer, 25, Leigh Purnell, 24, and Johno Ellison, 28 — drove across four continents and 50 different countries in their trusty diesel motor, affectionately called Hannah, the Daily Express reported. They set out from London in February 2011 and returned home on Thursday after completing their record-breaking trip. But the trio, from Birmingham’s Aston University, had some bizarre experiences during their expedition.<br />They had to dig the taxi out of a snowdrift in the Arctic Circle, were arrested in Moscow for drinking in front of the Kremlin and received a personal pardon from the president of Moldova after failing to produce the correct documents. The three even endured detention by Iranian Secret Police.<br />They have already set a new Guinness World Record for the highest taxi journey after reaching 5,300 metres above sea level with Hannah at Mount Everest’s base camp.After crossing the finish line in Covent Garden, Guinness World Records is expected to confirm whether they have broken the record for the longest journey by taxi or not.<br /></p>
<p>Three Britons in their 20s have undertaken a record-breaking trip around the world in a cab, travelling over 69,000 km and putting about $128,600 on the meter.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The three friends — Paul Archer, 25, Leigh Purnell, 24, and Johno Ellison, 28 — drove across four continents and 50 different countries in their trusty diesel motor, affectionately called Hannah, the Daily Express reported. They set out from London in February 2011 and returned home on Thursday after completing their record-breaking trip. But the trio, from Birmingham’s Aston University, had some bizarre experiences during their expedition.<br />They had to dig the taxi out of a snowdrift in the Arctic Circle, were arrested in Moscow for drinking in front of the Kremlin and received a personal pardon from the president of Moldova after failing to produce the correct documents. The three even endured detention by Iranian Secret Police.<br />They have already set a new Guinness World Record for the highest taxi journey after reaching 5,300 metres above sea level with Hannah at Mount Everest’s base camp.After crossing the finish line in Covent Garden, Guinness World Records is expected to confirm whether they have broken the record for the longest journey by taxi or not.<br /></p>