Any information you can give me will help a lot, either about the course and the day to day of the job.
Thanks
2006-10-25 00:30:27 · 4 answers · asked by pdsmithy2000 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Rule of thumb. You basically need to know the names of streets in and out of the city you are interested in working at. Then you will need to practice finding those streets. This will take patience, but you'll get it if you remain consistant.
2006-10-25 03:25:54 · answer #1 · answered by jracer524 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pdsmithy, where do you live? In London taxi drivers have to undergo The Knowledge, a three-year-or-so gruelling course where you have to know the names of all streets and landmarks within about a ten mile radius. I believe it's going to be made a degree course. London cabbies are the most respected taxi drivers in the World.
So if it's a London cabbie you want to be, go for it.
You lookin' at me?
2006-10-25 07:36:54 · answer #2 · answered by Jowie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends where your from...
what town or city..
i passed private hire and hackney 16 years ago stopped about 8 years ago. these days its exspensive to run if you have own car and local council charge the earth for badges ,tests etc...
if company driver to start with you will probably be on a percentage which can be good if the companys busy and they normally feed the best jobs to thereown rather than owner drivers.
2006-10-25 07:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by FRANCIS247 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on where you live , London is a huge undertaking, the rest of the uk is less daunting, but you still need to have the knowledge of all librarys public houses, courts, and night clubs etc etc.
2006-10-27 10:17:01 · answer #4 · answered by gaynor.nicoll 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋