Yes you could be right

Not exactly sure what that means so I cant really say

It is never a good look. I also believe that new drivers do it from lack of knowing whereas older drivers knowingly do it

Not my forte but maybe send Paul a direct message

All our courses are online videos now on our members channel - wizann.co.uk. The large map you can buy from Stanfords Map Shop in covent garden

Yes doing in the car works but it is harder and less efficient. To get through the knowledge quickly really you need a bike. A car will add time to everything you do

You can use most of the bus lanes on a bike, so that helps too. Also less money spent on fuel, no congestion charge or ulez.

Watch the video HOW TO START THE KNOWLEDGE on this channel. It is all about time management and commitment. You can do it!

@@WizAnn320 thank you

The Knowledge and Black cabs will be around for many years to come rest assured

Dont take anything too seriously, The knowledge and the taxi trade was considered game over around 30 years ago. We are just speculating lightly with no real data or insight.

NO!

@@WizAnn320 😄

We do and it should have been done years ago

Life is too short for that kind of behaviour

Dont use it!

Chin up 🤟🏼

Leigh’s spot on as well by the way.

Thanks for that! 🤘🏼

I agree entirely

That's a good point Jon, oppose khan by all means but let it be done intelligently.

I have not heard that before so i tried to fact check it. "The good news is, it’s not a terror attack. And another piece of good news is the three victims of the stabbing are not in life-threatening situations, thank God. But it’s just a reminder of the dangers of carrying a knife…" Sadiq Khan has said he believes the threat of terror attacks are “part and parcel of living in a big city” and encouraged Londoners to be vigilant to combat dangers Seems you are right

Thanks again!

It is a misconception that the Knowledge is to do with good memory. Studies have shown that the people who win memory competitions have average to below average memories. It is all about technique, determination and necessity. Stop thinking about this any longer and start the knowledge today.

@@SohailAnwar-e1s don't hesitate, get yourself the first BB, and get out there do a couple of runs. After about 20 runs you'll find out if it's for you. Good luck! 👍🏼

Oh no! 😱 Standard Thomas 😂

Mac and the Bird sounds like a Clint Eastwood Movie

@WizAnn320 We certainly loaded up and shipped em out! The final part was the showdown at dusk! He never informed the county Sheriff about it, though. Hmm, I wonder why...💷 🤠

NO! You do not need to learn the links, however they can be useful as a dictionary. Do the bluebook and learn all forward only. See that as your times table. From that basis wouldn't it be great if you then had the power to calculate routes? So start by doing point to point with the Links and the reverse and compare your answers with the written answers. This is a far superior use of energy and development

Thank you! Cheers!

They are! we train them to have impeccable manners

yep

Our pleasure!

Great Advice

Much appreciated James

yep

@@WizAnn320 I'm doing computer science at University, and the idea of a self-driving car is basically something that will never happen, at least not in our lifetime without significant infrastructure changes. For A-level, I build a little rasberry Pi robot that had to figure out the shortest path through a maze using Dijkstra's algorithm (an idea that can be extrapolated to routing for the Knowledge). It used an image recognition algorithm to go towards certain colours, after it had driven around to learn the map. This in isolation worked very well, however, as soon as a random variable was introduced, it would basically stop working. For example, my orange socks were confused for the red ball, and introducing the cat just confused it further. What this shows is that the real world is very difficult for a self-driving car, and the knoledge is still better any day of the week. Even when cars do drive themselves, how will they deal with road closures? Random and weird requests? People who want to drive past a landmark (e.g. Buck House) but not stop at it? Disabled people (e.g. getting the ramp out, fastening the harness, etc.)? Cyclists, just in general? Pedestrians? Basically anyone who doesn't follow the rules of the road? Narrow 2-way streets where you need to pull in? There's just too much stuff going on for a self-driving car to deal with in London. Finally, it's AI 101 that anything a human can do really well, like driving a black cab, is really hard for a computer, and anything a computer can do really well, e.g. aggregating data about where passenger demand is very high, is really tedious and difficult for a human to do.

I just realised, on those narrow 2-way streets you get in South London, how would a self-driving car figure out that the car coming the other way isn't among the parked cars by the side of the road?

Absolutely perfect advice

YEs Always call the bluebook it is a safety net. Time management is massively important

Might be a short episode. But it certainly is a future possibility sadly. I do not think we should look to America for ideas as they are very commercially based around one person earning a lot of money rather than shared wealth like our taxi system is now.

@@WizAnn320 unfortunately our trade isn't what it once was. Rising costs for the vehicle we use both hiring and owning are unsustainable. You got to near on earn £100 a day before anything is yours, that's scary and extremely demoralising! I'm extremely proud of what I accomplished 31yrs ago and at heart I will always be a London cabbie.

Doing reverse as point to point is a very good exercise and introduction to point to point

Exactly right

Coming soon!

Same here, it's literally Dean and Tom that gave me the idea to start the knowledge and the information to actually do it.

That is very nice of you to say so. We should never under estimate Toms impact on the trade. He will be an ambassador for years to come

Same here just coming to the end of book 3 and both channels keep me consistently motivated. Looking forward to finishing my books and coming to the school.

Yeah, it was Tom Hutley vs Tom Scott that got me started.

Wow! Glad to hear! The Knowledge profoundly changed my life for the better and I’m glad sharing my journey and experiences will hopefully benefit many more!

Thank you! You too!

Good to hear, Trevor does wear his heart on his sleeve but his job is to watch out for his members and he does that with real passion. I do worry for his health

I agree. but the fragmentations have all arisen from differences in ideas and direction. Rather than sticking together and going along with a majority consensus

Thank you Jon

Yes always annoyed me when someone spluttered. Just relax and go with the flow of the words

@@philhunter9158 exactly the blue book should be called over a minimum of 1-2 times a day 5 days a week

Absolutely. All the same simple classic principals apply

The biggest advertisement for recruiting future taxi drivers has always been the handed down information from family and friends. Hardly anyone comes to this trade via other sources

It seems to be the case, and the old adage is if there is work on the apps there is work n the streets. But i do feel we can still get a few extra quid using the apps to our advantage.

Thank you Shads as always 👊🏻