Possible Clues:

• Victorian taxi
• In which the fare could have been bacon and mash?
• One used to carry fare: bacon rolls with mash
• Bacon and hams could be transported in this
• Generous reporting about British transport
• Hot, frenzied moans at back almost reversing taxi
• Hired vehicle that always comes with a back-seat driver
• Victorian means of transport
• Hired vehicle that always comes with a backseat driver
• Said to be an attractive form of transport once?