Do we need knowledge?

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BrilloPad replied

31 December 2015, 15:29
Uber aims to turn everyday commuters into taxi drivers - Telegraph

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

11 December 2015, 14:56
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
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barrydidit replied

11 December 2015, 14:49
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.
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MrMarkyMark replied

11 December 2015, 14:39
They have had it their own way for too long.

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

11 December 2015, 14:34
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

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.
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BrilloPad replied

11 December 2015, 14:06
The knowledge. Question 27. "How do you get from 'the weather is nice' to 'send them all home' "

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

11 December 2015, 14:01
If they do and anyone can get a licence that has a SatNav does that mean the prices will come down??
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clearedforlanding replied

11 December 2015, 13:32
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.
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swamp replied

11 December 2015, 13:26
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

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"

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BrilloPad started a topic Do we need knowledge?

11 December 2015, 13:20
Do we need knowledge?

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

Can't SatNavs and computers do it all now?
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