2018 and still answering questions on this vid! Gotta respect it. My grand dad was a black cab driver in London before my dad moved, had no idea it required such intellect until i found this channel!
Of course, I’m surprised the video is still being shown on the algorithm, and I thank anyone for giving their time to watch it 👍🏻 Your grand dad was clearly a modest man 👍🏻. Thanks, my channel is all about keeping the London taxi history and traditions alive 👍🏻
@@TomtheTaxiDriver Really appreciate the reply bro! I hope you exceed all expectations you may have about your black cab career and youtube progression! The video is recommended bc you done a good enough job for it to still be relevant. Keep it up man
My brother's friend Denzel was a driver, but in HGV's and vans rather than cabs. He operated mainly around Peckham but always wanted to go into the cab driving industry but his wife wouldn't let him
Great, good job. Started mine a few months ago. still using your advise. Perhaps, I would like to know how to effectively do the points using Wizan way. thanks
Hi Tom, what’s the average mileage of each run, and kindly what’s the longest you have done in terms of mileage? I would love if you can advise me on how to start the knowledge, with having a family and full time job, what’s sort of period would it take me to do all the runs and the whole process of the knowledge. Sorry one more things about how much financial investments will it require to complete the knowledge. Regards Shab
Saying things out loud is also my tip for presentations and (non knowledge) interviews. It's amazing how much you can take shortcuts in your head but saying it out loud forces you to go the long route :) Oh and great content. Found your channel through your Geo-Geussr stuff. Just also watched a documentary about people taking the knowledge in the late 90's. Looked awful. Hope it's more civilised nowadays!
Another aspect of this is that if you are only reading and not reading out loud, you will read much faster than you can speak, and the presentation will have the wrong length.
@@TomtheTaxiDriver no, so would I be calling 1A) Manor House to Gibson sq. then 1B) (link run) Gibson sq to thornhil sq. so would you do both the run and the link run? Or would you call the first one then call 2) thornhil sq to queen sq. Thanks for your replies and helping us with the knowledge
@@ru5525 I never used to call link runs. As part of my blue book calling. Once you start point 2 point you should know all the link runs. I found bluebook was largely for fluency of calling roads
Hello mate, Strange one how did you get your map to stay on the wall I’ve tried blu tack and mine just keeps on coming crashing down on me 😂 Thankyou ! Your videos are great by the way
When you were following the shortest route from one point to another, did you see the map in your head, or was it more like watching a film driving along the roads themselves ?
In part because it has always been done that way, but also because not relying on satnav makes navigating and driving safer. Consider driving in a new city with half en eye on the satnav, that is one half eye that is not on the road and the environment. Even worse when the situation becomes complex and you need to be in the right lane two streets before your turn. Also, even if it is just a few seconds to input the data on a satnav, when you take a black cab, you _know_ they will be able to get you where you are going. They also will be aware of traffic patterns in a way that a car satnav generally is not. Think of all the times the satnav has taken weird turns? Google is generally really good actually, but in car sat navs are not, in my experience.
@@57thorns Fair points actually! Navigating a city not knowing which lanes go where or what, does take a lot of your concentration away and I suppose especially in London with cyclists pedestrians and tourists there's enough hazards going on that need all attention! Thanks for enlightening haha :)
Thanks J P. I aim to make an updated video on the importance of The Knowledge. Effectively I see it as dealing with a hugely variable city. Accidents are common Place, road layouts always changing and as a result professional navigators like myself have to be up to scratch for anything the city may throw at us. Also by doing such a long extended study we can’t help but pick up topographical knowledge on the way. This might be understanding local neighbourhoods, history of the area, where is safe and suitable. Arguably having a passion and understanding of the whole of London.
What's the point when u can jump into a Uber in a fraction of the time. Also you're faced with renting a black cab for silly money or buying one for the cost of a small house in northern England. The knowledge needs scrapping in order to compete for drivers against Uber or the black cab trade in London is finished. After all a bang up to date sat nav does a better job and you can calculate the fair prior to departure if technology fails.
Love this. Passenger hails me down on Oxford street “Monmouth street please.” “How do I spell that for my sat nav?” Bus horn blares. “Oh sorry my phone internet is down, I can’t get you there, can you just walk the rest?”
I have no idea how I found this channel, but I've been binging it - really interesting stuff. New found respect for the black cabs!
Same
Same here!🙂
2018 and still answering questions on this vid! Gotta respect it. My grand dad was a black cab driver in London before my dad moved, had no idea it required such intellect until i found this channel!
Of course, I’m surprised the video is still being shown on the algorithm, and I thank anyone for giving their time to watch it 👍🏻
Your grand dad was clearly a modest man 👍🏻. Thanks, my channel is all about keeping the London taxi history and traditions alive 👍🏻
@@TomtheTaxiDriver Really appreciate the reply bro! I hope you exceed all expectations you may have about your black cab career and youtube progression! The video is recommended bc you done a good enough job for it to still be relevant. Keep it up man
Not only are you preparing for the exam situation by verbalising the names, the act of speking (and thus hearing) actually helps with learning.
Yes, covering it on so many senses. I found writing it down helped as that's how you visually see the word.
My brother's friend Denzel was a driver, but in HGV's and vans rather than cabs. He operated mainly around Peckham but always wanted to go into the cab driving industry but his wife wouldn't let him
lmao
Thanks Tom for taking your time out and doing these videos. Much appreciated
Great, good job. Started mine a few months ago. still using your advise. Perhaps, I would like to know how to effectively do the points using Wizan way. thanks
Do you memorise the map or the run? When you're recalling the information how is it presented?
Combination of both. I find they link together and helps all in general.
Hi Tom, what’s the average mileage of each run, and kindly what’s the longest you have done in terms of mileage?
I would love if you can advise me on how to start the knowledge, with having a family and full time job, what’s sort of period would it take me to do all the runs and the whole process of the knowledge. Sorry one more things about how much financial investments will it require to complete the knowledge.
Regards
Shab
This is why I could never be a black cab driver, but I thank heavens that I live in the time of SatNavs and Waze.
Same
Saying things out loud is also my tip for presentations and (non knowledge) interviews.
It's amazing how much you can take shortcuts in your head but saying it out loud forces you to go the long route :)
Oh and great content. Found your channel through your Geo-Geussr stuff.
Just also watched a documentary about people taking the knowledge in the late 90's. Looked awful. Hope it's more civilised nowadays!
Another aspect of this is that if you are only reading and not reading out loud, you will read much faster than you can speak, and the presentation will have the wrong length.
How long did it take you to get out mate
320 runs! You're amazing.
Is New York City like this as well!
Nope, they just buy a medallion.
Mate. If I imagine the two train stations closest to where I live, I don’t think I can name every street on the route. 😂
When calling your runs everyday, do we call both A runs and B runs?
Do you mean forward and reverse? I only called one way 👍🏻
@@TomtheTaxiDriver no, so would I be calling 1A) Manor House to Gibson sq. then 1B) (link run) Gibson sq to thornhil sq. so would you do both the run and the link run? Or would you call the first one then call 2) thornhil sq to queen sq. Thanks for your replies and helping us with the knowledge
@@ru5525 I never used to call link runs. As part of my blue book calling.
Once you start point 2 point you should know all the link runs.
I found bluebook was largely for fluency of calling roads
The best thing about this The knowledge!
Is that we will never ever get cheated by a cabby!
They will never ever cheat you for more money!
Thanks!
How often did you come out on the bike on 28s(how many hours a week)?
9-12 hours actually in town pointing 👍🏻 would go out 3 days a week and stay in the zone for a maximum of 4 hours
Hello mate,
Strange one how did you get your map to stay on the wall I’ve tried blu tack and mine just keeps on coming crashing down on me 😂
Thankyou ! Your videos are great by the way
Joshua Corbin I used ALOT of blu tack 😂. It would still fall down approx every 2 weeks
Tom Hutley more needed then 😂 cheers great podcast too 👍🏻
When you were following the shortest route from one point to another, did you see the map in your head, or was it more like watching a film driving along the roads themselves ?
With Google maps and the such, why is this still a requirement
In part because it has always been done that way, but also because not relying on satnav makes navigating and driving safer.
Consider driving in a new city with half en eye on the satnav, that is one half eye that is not on the road and the environment. Even worse when the situation becomes complex and you need to be in the right lane two streets before your turn.
Also, even if it is just a few seconds to input the data on a satnav, when you take a black cab, you _know_ they will be able to get you where you are going. They also will be aware of traffic patterns in a way that a car satnav generally is not. Think of all the times the satnav has taken weird turns? Google is generally really good actually, but in car sat navs are not, in my experience.
@@57thorns Fair points actually! Navigating a city not knowing which lanes go where or what, does take a lot of your concentration away and I suppose especially in London with cyclists pedestrians and tourists there's enough hazards going on that need all attention! Thanks for enlightening haha :)
Thanks J P. I aim to make an updated video on the importance of The Knowledge.
Effectively I see it as dealing with a hugely variable city. Accidents are common Place, road layouts always changing and as a result professional navigators like myself have to be up to scratch for anything the city may throw at us.
Also by doing such a long extended study we can’t help but pick up topographical knowledge on the way.
This might be understanding local neighbourhoods, history of the area, where is safe and suitable. Arguably having a passion and understanding of the whole of London.
Cheers Tom, more of the learning side of the knowledge in future videos please!!
Thanks Tom. Very helpful and instructive.
What's wrong with a good old sat nav 😂
Plenty haha!
Thank u so much
Thank you mate for a simple explanation I am gonna start the knowledge hopefully very soon
Any chance to get license I'll pay extra money
Yes, just have to study the knowledge 👍🏻
i couldn't tell you the road at the end of my street
I am currently adding all the runs I used to pass the map test - see Knowledge of London Blue Book Runs - Johnnie Walker
Gental man now digital map is easy for go anywhere.
What's the point when u can jump into a Uber in a fraction of the time. Also you're faced with renting a black cab for silly money or buying one for the cost of a small house in northern England. The knowledge needs scrapping in order to compete for drivers against Uber or the black cab trade in London is finished. After all a bang up to date sat nav does a better job and you can calculate the fair prior to departure if technology fails.
Love this.
Passenger hails me down on Oxford street
“Monmouth street please.”
“How do I spell that for my sat nav?”
Bus horn blares.
“Oh sorry my phone internet is down, I can’t get you there, can you just walk the rest?”
@@TomtheTaxiDriver always have an A to Z map of London. Sat Navs only been around 10 years .
Or you just open Waze 🤣🤣