Entrepreneur Fails Peter's Impromptu Test | Dragons' Den

Gerard Tomnay entered the den seeking a £150,000 investment in return for a 30% stake in his company - 'The Knowledge' offer insider knowledge into the backstreets of London, first-hand knowledge amassed by Black Taxi Drivers but Peter wants to put his phone service to the test before anyone thinks about investing.
Original Broadcast Date: 17 August 2006
Series 3, Episode 3.
An international sensation, Dragon's Den features entrepreneurs pitching for investment in the Den from our Dragons, five venture capitalists willing to invest their own money in exchange for equity.
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[@StandardGoose]

Customer: "I'm lost" CarDoctor:"Ask a taxi driver."

[@anubusx]

Look out for the flow signals.

[@EchoMirage72]

🤣

[@pdmore123]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@skywolfx76]

@@anubusx damn I was just about to put that lol

[@homerj4454]

🤣💀

[@crazynighthawk]

He was so sure of his service and offered to demonstrate, SURELY he could have arranged for someone to be sat waiting by the phone to pick up immediately, knowing he was using it as part of a business pitch

[@victoryoneable]

It's British management style. Don't let the workers know what management is up to.

[@madtrigger6835]

I would have been going off

[@cm2877]

Damn

[@thesilenthero422]

Seriously. It's probably the most important meeting of his career and he didn't prepare. But it goes to show how he would run his business (not well)

[@thecovidprisoner]

Exactly , everyone has a smartphone why is this needed?

[@chakalaka3960]

Imagine using this though?! "Hi I'm lost" "Where are you?" "I don't know, I'm lost" 🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesstead7851]

hahaha🤪

[@lildbabyy2541]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣oh my goodness

[@Gonken88]

Usually they're on a street, yeh? 🙄

[@oli27268]

Underrated comment 😭🤣🤣🤣

[@rong.thej.d.5969]

damn good point

[@C414AC]

0:43 This just gave me a business idea. I’m going to set up a business called “The Time” and whenever people need to know the time, they can call my hotline at £1/min to speak to my carefully curated panel of police officers who will then tell the person the time. Can’t fail.

[@Deadrum]

Ladies and gentlemen, we are looking at the next elite billionaire 🫡 somebody had to think of it, I’m glad it was you

[@Benjamin1986980]

I think that actually exists, but it gets you to a computer

[@LucaGRizzi]

"Please hold. All of our officers are busy at the moment, but soon someone will be able to tell you the time"

[@stephengallagher2209]

That's brilliant. Policemen always know the time.

[@C414AC]

What we’ve learned is if we advertise, we get calls. If we don’t advertise, we get fewer calls. What an insight..

[@informationyes]

It took him a full trial period to discover that though

[@awzthemusicalreviews]

An ad started right when he said that, so I didn't even have to pause the video while I laughed my ass off at how basic that statement was

[@dvdv7777]

Absolutely mindblowing, right

[@ahmedzakikhan7639]

He handpicked 30 taxi drivers, and only 3 were working that day.

[@henryfitzgerald5857]

@@informationyes To be fair, he could have discovered that when he doesn't advertise, he doesn't get calls; and when he advertises, he still doesn't. In fact I suspect that's what he did discover

[@beedeesirf1116]

"Hello, 999, what's your emergency?" "What's the time?"

[@misterpete8001]

Lol I've never asked the police for the time

[@zydhas2838]

This guy is stuck in the 60s where that was the only alternative if you didn't have your pocket watch.

[@sadikmeah4057]

It's probably the only thing they can help you with

[@FransceneJK98]

Get a damn watch you plank! 😂😂😂

[@FransceneJK98]

@@misterpete8001 excuse me officer, I’m not a criminal and I haven’t done anything wrong. I just wanna know what time it is. Officer. SUSPECT

[@programclu1]

You can call The Knowledge to find out how to get to the garage Kardoctor has given to you 🤣

[@PetersonZF]

Hopefully you can pick up one of those wheel washing kits while you're there, as the alloys need cleaning. Properly.

[@safesoundequine8511]

😂😂

[@caitlinlindsay8418]

Honestly the amount of money you would lose 🌚🤣🤣🤣

[@1990danyb]

This comment deserves more likes lol

[@Evomcpot]

The fact that I know what your talking about has me question what I'm doing with my life .. but it did crack me up

[@HarrisonGray]

“Calls from Landline are £1 a minute, calls from mobiles may cost more” So basically it’s always more than £1 a minute because who is sat at home using their landline to ask a taxi driver where they are 😂😂😂😂🤣

[@GodOfPlague]

Good point

[@Jehannum2000]

I do. As a London cabbie, I was promised ££££. I'm still waiting.

[@kylajohnson9848]

Well they used to have a lot more pay phones

[@Feeb5]

Pay phone

[@littleboots9800]

@@paullangton-rogers2390 it's a terrible idea! People are ringing the service for directions and gotta pay? Wtf? Google maps is free and was already launched when this was filmed I'm sure. If it's an actual cab you want, get an uber. Also, just getting a cab would be cheaper than paying for directions. £1 a min is the rate from landlines, it's more from mobiles and it's a mobile that your gonna be calling from if you're out!

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

Let's be honest, the worst business ideas make the best episodes😅

[@ianrae1546]

I often wonder if some of these pitches are just thrown together for entertainment purposes.

[@karenoconnor4180]

That’s why I’m here 🤗 !!

[@evilwatermelon99]

The producers know that and intentionally let them on.

[@ianrae1546]

@@evilwatermelon99 Correct. First and foremost, it’s an entertainment show.

[@reececollison5101]

@@evilwatermelon99same with the apprentice 😂

[@colmcq]

"CHRIS YOU JUST HAD TO BE BY THE PHONE AT 11AM LIKE I TOLD YOU!!!"

[@MsIndigo74]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@erikaz1590]

He was too busy calling his mum XD

[@HellhoundX90]

Leave me out of it!

[@Tapecutter59]

@@HellhoundX90 You had one job Chis, you blew it!

[@sarab288]

😂😂😂

[@Zzzzz_Zzzzzz______]

"I can see where the income's coming from!" That line and the way Peter delivered it was awesome!

[@anubusx]

Very dry and witty!!!

[@Redtruck162]

The service is very unique.... it doesn't work. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm dead 💀

[@mauharley]

His total revenue for the day was generated by that one unanswered call.

[@leeks5750]

And it came from his phone so it's his money!

[@rjwusher]

It was his own phone, so no revenue, only expenses.

[@AllsortPassport]

Tragic 😂

[@WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS]

14 years later we just "Hey Google tell me directions to" on my phone.

[@pdmore123]

Hahahahaha

[@beijingbond]

Jenny was supposed to have answered the phone during the demo...but she was out.

[@adamjustice9461]

Brilliant x lol x

[@Rclrs5]

Lmao so brilliant

[@evo5dave]

Haha!

[@TheGalacticEmperorOfLabels]

Not remotely amusing.

[@hughcurran8449]

Brilliant

[@jontyrosenow9396]

Imagine going into the Den without telling your best and brightest call reciever to stand at attention waiting for a test call from one of the Dragons

[@NiftyKnot]

"help I'm lost" "Can you see a street sign nearby" "Yeah it says angel street" "Right you're on angel street that'll be £5 thanks"

[@Voicist]

*£1 a minute from a LANDLINE?* Me: hi, I'm lost Operator: where are you? Me: at home. In the living room... I need to get to the kitchen

[@FortoFight]

Pay phones were used a lot more often back then (2006).

[@ebonimom6964]

I guess this is maybe if you are in a business or a friends house and needs directions....

[@parkersumwalt8078]

Taxi driver knows step by step how to get there "don't forget to walk around that laundry basket you left in the hallway at 7:23 pm last night"

[@GothicPhantom01]

@@parkersumwalt8078 😂 !!

[@iancampbell9297]

😂😂

[@mysticatheist7045]

A great idea in 1985

[@AChannelFrom2006]

Even back then all you'd do is walk into a service station and look at the map book. That's what I used to do until Google maps came out.

[@jessicataylor7174]

@@AChannelFrom2006 Yep and buying a pocket A-Z would cost less than one call to this service!

[@HPTeguh]

Make it 1965

[@fluoridefree]

@@HPTeguh yep, there were a lot more telephone boxes then.

[@JB-1996]

It was 2006 LOL not everyone had access to this like we do now

[@HellhoundX90]

"Calls cost £1.00 a minute from a landline" Why would you be using a landline if you're lost in London? 🤨

[@robster9667]

If you are low on credit you might phone home first and get a family member to ring The Knowledge for you :)

[@nompho7820]

landline is also a phone box

[@AngryBoozer]

nom pho7 Oh, right, phone boxes were a thing

[@ian-checkmyaboutsection3961]

Sedatus they still are a thing 🤣

[@bakersmileyface]

@@ian-checkmyaboutsection3961 They're not or at least they're very rare. Most times when you see the red phone box, it's usually been converted into a first aid box with a defibrillator or one village near me actually has one with loads of books and a chair inside xD

[@cdv1qa]

I've watched A LOT of Dragons' Den, and this has to be the most ridiculous business concept I've ever seen.

[@Josh102697315]

Idk the cucumber condom is pretty close to number 1.

[@26dimensions70]

See the CarDoctor pitch. It’s similar to this, but even worse.

[@JoeMama-np8vi]

@@Josh102697315 But it help unwanted pregnancy when masturbating with a cucumber!

[@MaxwellKinghorror]

@@JoeMama-np8vi 😂 🤣

[@MushroomMamaa]

You’ve obviously never seen Kardoctor

[@iankernmartin1171]

The "Please wait" while demonstrating is beyond hilarious 😂 😃 😄

[@luancervantes6124]

thank you for holding! :)

[@jamesheath7601]

2:38 😂

[@ianrae1546]

You could actually feel the soul draining out of the guy 😂

[@NoContextRDH]

Why did he not make sure someone was there to answer it?

[@hydroweapon]

Because he's a pleb

[@fredriksvard2603]

Why did he come up with this "idea" at all

[@christaylor3911]

Andrew Sutton lmao

[@ishmyboy]

By the sound of his last comment i reckon he did and the cabbie parred him off for jokes.

[@prepperscanada]

@@hydroweapon You gotta know about sosh20 . com m8 those guys aren't

[@Tallandcharming]

Good job Google doesn’t charge me £1 for every minute I’m asking questions or I’d have more personal debt than Greece.

[@JoshLuck95]

Looooooool

[@groobs]

Yeah but Google uses all your data, and if we say paid a Google subscription instead of having them sell the data... Ugh I'm bad at explaining

[@Main710]

Even for 2006 this guy was taking the piss lmao. Asking a policeman for the time! LOL

[@britbyname3620]

If you can find one of them. !!

[@vercoda9997]

My dad was a Garda (policeman). Bet I can ask him what time it is.

[@kristyujhelyi5340]

Im a police officer and Ive never been asked for time. Directions yes, not the time though

[@Silver_Warden]

@@kristyujhelyi5340 I think it's just an old saying or something, from the ages where not everyone had access to watches on the go. I suppose policemen were expected to be on top of things and needed pocket watches or something along those lines to keep close track of time, hence regular people would go and ask them. But obviously in modern times everyone and their mother's got a phone which tells time, so asking an officer is... well, not pointless, but it's just like asking any other person, regardless of their job.

[@kristyujhelyi5340]

@@Silver_Warden true, good point. Times have certainly changed with technology. Except police are still very much expected to keep on top of things! Haha!

[@Khonnell66]

Richard Farley is the most underrated Dragon imo. Very level headed, professional and not lacking in compassion unlike some others.

[@Superrayjunw]

Peter: “i know where your getting your income from”😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ozzyisunavailable]

this dude mustve really been kicking himself when he google maps came out on smartphones, also doesn't London have a network of tube stations, each with plenty of tourist-friendly maps?

[@wetlettuce4768]

And what's more almost any London cab driver will point you in the right direction for free.

[@ebojfmdboojoh4023]

Yes, whenever I've been lost around London and havent had my phone that is exactly what I've done. I've gone to a tube station and asked someone. Also everyone knows if you want to know the time buy a cheap wrist watch. Don't ask a policeman.

[@Amadeus-ms9lt]

London is one of the most tourist friendly cities for navigation.

[@Dominate955]

@@ebojfmdboojoh4023 You wouldn't even need a cheap wrist watch. I can't think of anyone who would go out without a phone (apart from my grandparents and they wear a wrist watch anyway)

[@danielk1380]

I think the idea was while driving

[@gkgyver]

When we advertise we get calls, when we don't advertise we don't get calls. Brilliant!

[@ahmedzakikhan7639]

He handpicked 30 taxi drivers, and only 3 were working that day.

[@YasmeenKhan]

"when we advertise, we get calls" kids ringing up & asking if Mike Hunt is there doesn't count mate

[@YasmeenKhan]

also I love how that's clearly his voice on the answering system

[@taserrr]

@David Meads Today it's a horrible idea mate even if done right, just check google maps on your phone, voila!

[@mauharley]

@David Meads You must be living in the Stone Age. It's a terrible idea. It's flawed on so many levels. Google maps does a better job for free. Plus it's a product purely designed for London.

[@Loonistrator]

That's not a fair critique; you're ignoring all the calls from Stan Keehoe, Chris P. Boxers and Ivan Tarimjob.

[@stoic5991]

@@mauharley you do know that this clip is from around 2006-07 probably right...? Look at the phone and Richard Fairleigh appeared in series 3 and 4x the early beginning, I agree that nowadays it is useless, back then different time, because back then it was the stone age.

[@ronnielasvegas8524]

Duncan is the funniest overall but Theo with "I'd rather past a kidney stone than invest in this" blasted my ribs into orbit

[@somemong989]

He was my favourite overall, always had sort of an Alan Ford quality to him

[@WobblesandBean]

I was taking a sip of water when he said that, oh god my poor nose 😂

[@nifralo2752]

That was very Mark Kermode

[@human1414]

@@JD-Media they didn't say it was...

[@bobbyhillthuglife]

Also "cab drivers love their mums"

[@alainmellaerts8926]

Peter’s call was 10% of that months revenue.

[@arthurmorgan8529]

When your comment comes across like a joke but it's actually true you know it's bad

[@rickysmyth]

Actually it's more than 10%. I heard that one of those agents never received a single call in the 3 years of doing it

[@IamJacksColon4]

you forgot a O

[@Benjamin1986980]

Sheesh, when I was working at a call center, the company did not get paid for hold time.

[@MrRyancarr13]

Deborah was bang on the money with the "declining market" thing. This episode aired in 2006 and sure enough not 3 years later (a time he said they'd be making 30% profit) EVERYONE has Google maps on their phone, which does this for free and considerably better than anyone trying to give directions to someone OVER THE PHONE. Ridiculous idea. Add to that the general growing distrust/hatred towards charged phone calls/phone calls in general, and you have a challenger for the worst invention I've ever seen. This is honestly worse than the flow signals thing in my opinion.

[@abba2566]

I literally just watched that one before this and thought the exact same thing

[@arthurmorgan8529]

It's worse than kardoctor too

[@praveeshachapman677]

Completely agree. At least the flow signal works and is somewhat helpful.

[@Tesla_Death_Ray]

2006 was right before the iPhone. Worst possible time to sink money on this

[@casperes0912]

Imagine this and kardoctor merging. You wait for ages and when you finally get through try and explain where you are and where you want to go, you get told to try and find a cab

[@idontknow8898]

😂 Rough watching this on my mobile phone with Google maps. The world changed so quickly! 🤣

[@samburnstoast]

My exact thought. Google maps for the win.

[@GeraldineShart]

“Gerard has been roasted by peter jones who’s then pulled out immediately” -Evan Davis

[@CrossoXoHair]

ROFL!

[@BAR-id4yz]

Was roasted even a term back then? Haha

[@lord_scrubington]

Evan is definitely S tier

[@tomben6180]

@@BAR-id4yz It’s about 12 years old this, not 120 lol

[@WITHBEN]

I’ve watched a ton of dragons den clips over the last week and this might be one of the most brutal Peter Jones moments lol

[@nicoreuel2092]

Deborah was shocked at him getting 15 minutes a day… imagine her reaction if she realised 15 minutes a day was what he WISHED he had

[@blacsheep19]

Peter, Debra, theo and Duncan together were the best dragons they made the show hilarious

[@AntheaK]

They did ‘come dine with me’!

[@hdvision7944]

Richard is so underrated

[@hdvision7944]

@mr kongo couldn't agree more though I like Touker a bit more than Theo

[@olliedylan1381]

I’d replace Theo with Touker

[@TobyRieper48]

@@olliedylan1381 Touker is hilarious.

[@graham9352]

Me: *I'm lost* Kardoctor: *call the knowledge* The knowledge: *please wait* *please wait* *please wait* *please wait* *please wait*

[@MushroomMamaa]

Best comment yet😂😂😂

[@arthurmorgan8529]

Is this before or after you're sat at some traffic lights with a flow signal on them?

[@helinza]

call we q 4 u

[@leocossham]

This surely must've been from ages ago cos Google maps means this would now be the most redundant business model ever

[@goodkisser8591]

insiderunner yeah 2006

[@JustAnotherThisDJ]

Reminds me just how much things have changed

[@FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey]

This must be from ages ago? Wow, how how did you figure that out? Genius

[@leocossham]

@@goodkisser8591 ah interesting

[@thedunyadoneya2628]

Nvm google maps, there are several apps just to get around the city of London now!

[@KLC6432]

He was so proud of his card going in the marathon runners goodie bag and Deborah completely derailed him 😂

[@mathematician1234]

Most of those runners were tourists who left London after the race. Absolutely the wrong people to advertise to. It's like giving local-store coupons to people getting on planes at the airport to leave town.

[@KLC6432]

@@mathematician1234 no way. Those tourists couldn't find their way out of London. They are still on his helpline.

[@BradyRanger]

It wasn't really an "impromptu" test, he literally suggested they try it.

[@theovolz3073]

I bet he was screaming at those three cab drivers after that.... “You made me look like a fool - on national television!”

[@tumbles8350]

I doubt they would be answering any calls from him

[@HIOP0]

Disagree, he needed no help whatsoever from the 3 cabbies.

[@jeffhgv]

Ridiculous idea, just approach a taxi driver and ask them, simple.

[@anubusx]

Or use the internet or ask a person.

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

Theo covered this already jeffery

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

Theo covered this already jeffery

[@darrylkemp3253]

Oh yeah because friendly taxi drivers often pull over to give directions... You loon

[@johnsmith-wx5fb]

@@darrylkemp3253 he meant get in one you donut

[@adambermingham737]

whos here for their daily dragons den lunch break?

[@AliveisKip]

Hi from a hospital pharmacy worker on their lunch break! 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@OhThatsMal]

Gas engineer sat in the van with my sarnie!

[@adambermingham737]

Academic writing up my thesis 🙄😪

[@NoContextRDH]

TheBritishVillain same profession!

[@jokedejojo]

Business teacher sat at my desk.

[@error404m]

If you give a demo and it fails, you thank everyone for their time, turn around and walk out.

[@eval_is_evil]

Next pitch from this guy: "hear me out... we're going to create a way for computers to connect with each other over the phone line. We call it the InterBaud"

[@pepethunder]

First you call your friend over the landline and tell him you are ready. Then both at the same time hang up, call 1-800-interbaud. The system picks up the simultaneous calls and knows they are trying to connect” Peter: “But what if one of us takes too long and then you connect to some other person who also took too long?” “... dang...”

[@GirlycarDawn]

"Everybody knows that when you want to know the time you ask a policeman." Yeah, maybe when ye old sundial is on the fritz.

[@chrismulgrew7710]

😝😝😝

[@WobblesandBean]

I literally just inhaled my tea 😂

[@GirlycarDawn]

@@WobblesandBean Is the tea okay?

[@Arbie_Games]

Mans stuck in 1909

[@WobblesandBean]

@@GirlycarDawn I'm fine, but the tea was an unfortunate casualty.

[@AliveisKip]

I love an older pitch as much as the next guy, but I was wondering if it'd be at all possible to put the original air date of the pitch in the description? These comments probably don't get read, but hey ho Edit 07/21: yes, I'm aware it's in the description (now). It wasn't when I commented this, so clearly they do read the comments! Please stop telling me it's in the description, this comment is from a literal year ago lol

[@jokedejojo]

Nobody would click on really old clips, then they wouldn't get the ad revenue. Have you not picked up any business knowledge from watching this show?

[@beijingbond]

No one reads them.

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

I read your comment

[@akaakaakaak5779]

@@jokedejojo business knowledge from watching Dragon's Den?! it's just people going back and forth stating the obvious about a simple idea. There's no knowledge to be picked up

[@willman85]

Well this clip's 2006, if that narrows it down a bit.

[@instamash]

"I would rather pass a kidney stone" lmfao

[@MuhammadSohailArif]

I love Theo's 'I'd rather' comments!

[@anubusx]

I would rather pass a Jenny.

[@DellaWatson-cz3mq]

Love Theo, miss him. Was glad to see him back when one of the dragons was sick

[@krishanubanerjee6955]

"I'd rather pass a kidney stone than invest in this business!" - Theo P, you are pure gold!

[@Paraprax]

Peter's barely-restrained rage with the "Okay.." at 3:46 is breathtaking

[@mechadonia]

The two shaky breaths beforehand kill me 😂😂😂

[@DEATHFLY187]

"Gerard has been roasted by peter Jones who has pulled out immediately" Not a porn clip I'd want to see!!!!

[@stevesalt9005]

😂

[@user-sf9gs2pg1b]

Crowning Peanut Underrated comment lmao

[@CP-vq3cz]

😂😂😂😂

[@Jehannum2000]

What if Peter Jones is "in proportion"?

[@stevemartin6882]

Can't complain much though, there were plenty of money shots

[@maxivy]

This cringe gives me life. Legendary moment.

[@guzimAntonova]

This where we all go after we've watched all the Gordon Ramsay clips. Be honest

[@nocreativename]

Facts!!!!

[@adrianjtarrant]

So true I’ve just gotten into this now

[@tomgodfrey6851]

So so true

[@bigmoose7]

wow same

[@aroudedinsulance4307]

the difference is that dragons dens actually in the algorithm

[@PortlandMan]

And the funny thing is it wasn't even Peter that suggested the test 🤣

[@ScottOSaurus]

I don’t think he realized how much his little “holiday inn goodie bag,” story worked against him.

[@sierrahhofzon3878]

Why didn't the taxi drivers pick up the call? Cuz they were out.

[@MuhammadSohailArif]

Imagine one of the drivers were Jenny.

[@sambriggs2159]

Or lost themselves

[@lord_scrubington]

@@MuhammadSohailArif she needs the extra money view that her contact with the show has ended

[@anubusx]

The caller would be screwed!!!

[@rong.thej.d.5969]

they were lost

[@whosaidpie]

I miss these older episodes when the Dragons really tore them apart

[@nifralo2752]

Also back when they had people presenting gadgets and gizmos. Not a bunch of wanna be hedge fund managers looking for free advertisement.

[@arthurmorgan8529]

@@nifralo2752 you're spot on there. They killed the show tbh

[@nifralo2752]

@@arthurmorgan8529 DD is only interesting when it's a product a physical thing. I would ban non invention pitches

[@shauns5680]

Probably not politically correct anymore to hurt their feelings

[@cmoran9103]

Oh get a grip ​@@shauns5680

[@OriginalYS]

“If you want to know the time you ask a policeman” Jesus Christ 😂😂

[@duffman18]

"Gerrard has been spit-roasted by Peter Jones, who has pulled out immediately" Thanks for that image, mate

[@bc8359]

I got lost in London once... I simply asked someone for help, said I'm looking to get to this place, am I going in the right direction... Simple.

[@Jehannum2000]

#metoo

[@Adrian_96]

Plot twist: He was getting hundreds of calls a day, but the operators only bothered to answer fifteen of them.

[@QuicklimeTime]

"But don't take my word for it!" (Demonstration happens) ...yeah, you probably should have asked them to take your word for it.

[@Gunzee]

The AA had a similar service way back in the 70s, it might have started even earlier. I remember my old man using it in the mid 80s when we were hopelessly lost. It was beyond me how they knew where we were and how to direct us to our destination. It really amazed me how it worked, my kid imagination thought it had something to do with the AA badge on our grill. Somehow they located us using it

[@CalLadyQED]

Do you mean AAA? Or is it AA in England?

[@danielshore1457]

@@CalLadyQED AA in the UK

[@sirbla1rsco239]

Jenny: phones company... hi there I'm lost im not on this episode of dragons den and cant find my way there. Cab driver: where are you ? Jenny: I'm out

[@MERKSWW]

Clever

[@CrewofBigW]

Jenny: Sorry, I cannot take your call right now as I am Out

[@ankhscrackpipeemeritus2092]

unnecessary spaces/blank lines in comment = do not read

[@sirbla1rsco239]

@@ankhscrackpipeemeritus2092 I genuinely woke up, seen this video and struggled to write it.

[@Jf_1900]

@@sirbla1rsco239 spaces make it easier to read, don't know what the other comments about

[@MergimVlogsYT]

And then Google maps came along....

[@jessicataylor7174]

Google maps was based on this useful thing we had previously, known simply as 'maps'. 😄 This was a fail of an idea no matter when it was thought up 😁

[@cloud77hot40]

Jessica Taylor and even before that, mapquest had been a thing since 96

[@jessicataylor7174]

@@cloud77hot40 Finding a person was a lot easier than finding internet access in '96 😀

[@zoeherriot]

Google maps was actually released a year before this aired. It was already out.

[@vxskud]

The first smartphones with live GPS came out like a year after this

[@jamesdspaderf2883]

Awww 2006 - in 2020 every man, woman and child has a cellphone with GPS and step-by-step instructions to tell you where you want to go by walking, bicycle, car or public transport - how times have changed!

[@Envengerx]

Just Uber.

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

its got to that point where I can say back in my day, lol

[@littleboots9800]

Google maps had so ready been launched by 2006, in 2005 in fact so his model was dying before it began. Mobile ownership was high and getting higher, Internet access getting ever faster and more reliable on fones etc. He failed to see the future.

[@longballplease]

It's crazy how much the world has changed in 14 years

[@cloud77hot40]

James D Spader F wasn’t MapQuest big before google maps right? I’m from the states.

[@NXKDXR]

You can see it in his face "ANSWER THE DAMN PHONE" XD YOU HAD ONE JOB

[@TheRealRehman]

He lost me at "you ask a police man for the time"....I don't think he knows what a watch is. Edit: i have a theory, this guy is a time traveler and come back in time to pitch his business but didn't go back far enough for his business to be relevant and when Peter tried to call the guy (we'll call Dave) he was unable too because Dave wasn't born yet.

[@C414AC]

I’ve been watching and rewatching this clip for a few years now and I still can’t get my head around the statement 😂

[@tobymacdonald5893]

Your theory explains a lot, it’s gotta be true

[@royalhero4608]

Harry and Paul really nailed these old Dragons Den episodes with their comedy sketch, quality lol

[@stevenmcdonald697]

Gerard has been roasted by Peter Jones, who has pulled out immediately. 🤔

[@jlistergaming7880]

Steven McDonald ‘He pulled out because there were too many holes in his business’ Just think about that

[@Nickersons-Theme]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@derpanzermacher9094]

"I have a phone with me if anyone wants to give it a try"- famous last words

[@antoj.5119]

Now he needs to open a business that allows people to go back in time. This idea would've killed in the 80s 😅

[@hectorlamar806]

Dude: "Try my service Pete" Peter: "It doesn't work" Dude: " Yeah I know"

[@stevelancaster7730]

Best comment! 😂😂

[@_aworldthatspoke950]

I mean it turned over 40 mil last year

[@pqrstzxerty1296]

"Your call is Premium rate service at one pound a minute, please wait, we estimate your call will be answered withing three hours, please hold...."

[@stevenlewis9234]

Ask a policemen for the time? 🤣

[@awhite3747]

In 1950...

[@jokedejojo]

I've got a virtual call centre of fully-trained policemen ready to tell you the time, day or night, just £1 a minute.

[@jamingaming9251]

Member of the public "can you tell me the time" Policeman "I think I smell cannabis and that gives me the right to identify you and search you"

[@rjwusher]

And the policeman suggests you either look at the Big Ben or buy a watch.

[@HRRRRRDRRRRR]

@@jamingaming9251 "Your breath smells, you must be doing meth. FACE DOWN ON THE PAVEMENT, INTERLOCK YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD!"

[@tylerberry5704]

“Go back to your day job and stay there” 😭😭😭

[@jamesstead7851]

hahaha

[@c.m.9369]

How do you not have somebody ready to specifically answer THIS call? I mean… i guess this demonstration was the most honest one he could have given, that‘s for sure. But that‘s seriously a case where you‘d expect to make sure that THIS CALL gets through right away!

[@redondowarrior3470]

Once again I’m here. Dragons den whilst on the toilet seat. This is by far the most relaxing part of my day!

[@alexandergunn8693]

"...a 30% profit margin after 3 years" Duncan: 🤨🤨🤨

[@goodkisser8591]

Jenny couldn’t afford the £1/minute to find her way here, so for that reason, she’s out.

[@NandoRestrepo]

You manahed to make the only unfunny Jenny joke, this is from 2006

[@catman2484]

Yawnnnnnn

[@wojciechwroblewski7121]

This video is from 2006. I remember already using TomTom sat nav in my Nokia E70 back then (yes, it did require a separate bluetooth GPS receiver but it was worth it).

[@anubusx]

Even back then it was a terrible idea.

[@Josh102697315]

And a year after this the first iphone came out. Rest in peace to this man.

[@katherineminor3402]

Uber was established 3 years later in 2009. And Lyft 6 years later in 2012. The iPhone in 2007 haha. He was literally in a sinking ship and was shooting more holes in it.

[@canag0d]

“Everyone knows if you want to know the time you ask a police officer”…. Jesus how old is this lmao….

[@nifralo2752]

Like 1850 since my grandpa had a watch when working in a factory in the 1950s

[@233kosta]

"Cab drivers love their mums." Probably the most on-point statement in this whole vidjayo :D

[@TechGamesAU]

Easily one of the worst ideas I’ve ever heard

[@pagatryx5451]

I mean today, yes, but back then it made far more sense.

[@TechGamesAU]

Pagatryx when was it ?

[@psoteriou3884]

@@TechGamesAU 1896 before the internet

[@lightchipster]

The last web result for this I can find is from 2006, and his domain is available. Seems like the dragons made the right choice.

[@967mviews2]

"He's been roasted by Peter Jones, who's pulled out immediately" got to love the classic puns! 😂

[@ebonimom6964]

This is embarrassing. He couldn't make sure he had at least one person on standby to answer the call?

[@GL-fl9kx]

This is like whipping out a Nokia and saying you're starting a business selling ring tones by today's standards

[@rohielshah1779]

Ringtones by mms

[@oceandwell]

This guy and the Kardoctor need to team up! Unstoppable!

[@anubusx]

Along with the road signals guy!!!

[@JonyBetancourt]

How is this not titled “The Worst Dragon’s Den Pitch in History?”

[@bakersmileyface]

Because, sadly, it's not the worst Dragon's Den pitch in history.

[@rockysage7760]

It's a pretty old pitch, it hasn't aged well.

[@anubusx]

Cardoctor is up there as well.

[@ProductBasement]

"Hi, I got lost in London, so I drove back home to call The Knowledge from my landline to ask for directions..."

[@HelloMyNamesNino]

“When we advertise, we get calls, when we don’t advertise, we don’t get calls” Genius.

[@JamilKhan-hk1wl]

Probably kids wanting to prank call

[@oz_jones]

I feel like there is a connection, but I can't put my finger on it.

[@reganbrannigan3006]

This wasn’t before the internet was invented so when was this ever going to be a good idea

[@litigioussociety4249]

@The V0iD True, but in a city like London, there would have been internet cafes and other options all over to quickly find help.

[@mauharley]

@The V0iD But if you were lost, how would you find this service without a smart phone, unless of course you were a marathon runner with his business card. Back in the day, any normal person would just ask a shop owner or bystander for assistance.

[@AChannelFrom2006]

Google maps didn't even come out until 2012 and internet on phones (and ease of use) was quite lacking until 2007... but still a terrible idea.

[@jessicataylor7174]

Too many people seem to think before internet we all wandered about lost and only found our location by pure chance lol. There were these things called maps...found in every shop and petrol station. It was easier to get a map and people to ask than find a phone and enough loose change to make a call lol

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

@· Well, given that the very first smartphone (the original iPhone) came out in 2007.... go figure.

[@UndeadFleshgod]

"And if your cab breaks down, then you call KarDoctor"

[@jamesheath7601]

Peter Jones shut him right down lol

[@CabbageYe]

did you see how much he was sweating

[@jamesheath7601]

@@CabbageYe yeah lol

[@team3383]

What happened to Google maps ... ??? This MUST be ancient. Just look at the phone !!! LOL.

[@rickysmyth]

He didn't make £15 a day. He said he would be a very happy man if he made that. As it turns out he never even made £15 as one of the taxi drivers said he signed up for a number of years never received one call. All that money spent on advertising including the dragons den appearance, would be more than what the business made. This is the worst business idea ever on the show. At least the flow signal pole could be turned into a beacon to show a location at night then it would have some use. For example, warn ships of a rocky area near a port.

[@squarecircle5522]

Why does Peter Jones look like he's just recovering from food poisoning 0:10

[@gdog7391]

Entrepreneur: “I would be happy if I made £15 a day” 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@misterpete8001]

Lol that's a joke

[@falldog9]

"Cab drivers love their mums!" 😅🤣