[Help] Learning the Knowledge for Private Hire Taxi's

[Return of the Rev]

Flash cards, repetition and drive the areas whilst doing the flash cards for each area.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Flash cards, repetition and drive the areas whilst doing the flash cards for each area.

Don't actually do the flash cards whilst driving.

 

[Chicken Run]

My wife suggested that i shouldn’t confuse the knowledge with knowledge

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

It's hardly a surprise a cabbie won Mastermind......"and my specialist subject is absolutely f***ing everything"

The enlarged hippocampus helps

 

[WATFORD zero]

Any Adur cab drivers on here willing to help?

When everyone has had their bit of fun, you may get some good tips

 

[Right Brain Ronnie]

I know a London cabby, Chelsea lad, he might be a good cabby but he certainly lacks IQ.

 

[GT49er]

For the Brighton one you have to know all the roads, plus the other roads at each end. Well that was the case 10 years ago. Make up some flash cards.
As an aside, a study showed that London Cab drivers have a larger hippocampus than your average person (you've not been charged for that useless bit of information).

I thought they all just went, "Alexa, directions to....wherever" and off they go?

 

[Cotton Socks]

Any Adur cab drivers on here willing to help?

They must tell you on the gumph they give you what you need to know? If you want a PH license for Uber then there are easier places. Most Uber drivers pick Lewes or Chichester as they're not very strict on licensing.

I thought they all just went, "Alexa, directions to....wherever" and off they go?

That's Uber (or should be!). I had a disagreement with a Hackney driver sometime during Covid as I questioned the fare & asked to see his badge so I could complain to the HCO the next day. He said he didn't have it with him & didn't need to have it, I said he was talking b**locks. He basically kidnapped me, said he would take me to the police station if I did not pay. I said I've no problem paying the fare I just want your badge number. Took me to the police station & locked me in the car! Apparently the police station was closed & so he was threatening to drive me to the taxi office, which I again said was fine. Drove me there, realised I was filming & drove off as soon as I got out the door to speak to the people in the office. I did manage to quickly get his plate number . Hackney carriage office took 8 weeks to get back to me with my complaint, the driver was unable to provide CCTV & said I'd refused to get out of the car. I was the opposite to a 'runner' & just fancied driving in a cab around Brighton for an hour or so!
Needless to say I only get a Hackney cab from a rank these days, make a big show of taking a pic of their plate & then put into conversation within 5 mins whether it's busy or not & I know cab drivers.
Uber have killed the taxi trade for Brighton drivers, I had a driver with a Portsmouth plate the other month! But I use Uber! I'm part of the problem, I moan that Uber drivers are coming in from Portsmouth, but still use Uber.