Do we need knowledge?

[BrilloPad]

Call to scrap current London cab driver Knowledge test - BBC News

Can't SatNavs and computers do it all now?

 

[swamp]

Call to scrap current London cab driver Knowledge test - BBC News

Can't SatNavs and computers do it all now?

SatNavs are usually better than the knowledge:

* They have live traffic updates and know when bridges are shut
* They take main roads and don't take you on a zig-zag path via the back streets over every speed hump, "'cos it's on the cotton"

 

[clearedforlanding]

My issue with black cabs has always been that they are so damn uncomfortable. During my IB days - cruise to FFM in E-Class Mercedes, rattle from LHR to the city in a London Cab. Even befor Uber I hated them.

The only reason to take a black cab is that they require less contact with people than the tube.

Sure they look traditional, but like the red telephone box sadly they have passed their time as a functional tool.

 

[northernladuk]

If they do and anyone can get a licence that has a SatNav does that mean the prices will come down??

 

[BrilloPad]

The knowledge. Question 27. "How do you get from 'the weather is nice' to 'send them all home' "

Copyright Cockney W**ker in Viz....

 

[Pondlife]

If they do and anyone can get a licence that has a SatNav does that mean the prices will come down??

Why do you think they're so p1ssed off with Uber.

 

[MrMarkyMark]

They have had it their own way for too long.

I dread to think how much I have spent on them whilst in London

 

[barrydidit]

My experiences with Uber in London this year have been interesting. I now know that, unlike everwhere else i've ever got a cab, it's up to you to tell them the exact destination. Feed the postcode into their app and they will take you there. Get it wrong, and you're utterly fecked.

 

[EternalOptimist]

It's no conincidence that all this happened when Yentobs expenses were exposed.
He was supporting the whole fleet of black cabs with our licence fees, the bastid

 

[BrilloPad]

Uber aims to turn everyday commuters into taxi drivers - Telegraph

Interesting to see how this affects car insurance....