When I was working as a Black Cab driver I liked Bank Holidays, the meter automatically switched to Tariff 3, the highest tariff, the same as between 22.00 and 06.00, (05.00 now), but the only Bank Holidays which attracted ‘extras’, were Christmas, £4.00 on each hiring from 22.00 on Christmas Eve until 06.00 on the 27th December, and £4.00 each hiring from 22.00 NYE until 06.00 January 2nd.
The way I saw it, I’d work while everyone else enjoyed their Bank Holiday day off, then I’ll take time off while everyone else is at work, and the roads, trains, and airports were quiet, (in the good old days).
When I was trucking, for an employer, I liked them too, I’d volunteer to work if anything was going and get double time and a day off in lieu.