Amid GPS and Ride-Hailing, the Allure of London’s Black Cab Endures

In a world of GPS and car-hailing apps, some Londoners still want to drive a traditional black cab. First, they must memorize ...
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'The Knowledge' to be made easier in bid to safeguard London's beleaguered black taxi trade

Changes are to be made to the “Knowledge” test taken by London black cab drivers in a bid to preserve the long-term future of the taxi trade. This is one of a series of 14 pledges in a new action plan ...
Moviefone

The Knowledge: The World's Toughest Taxi Test

A documentary going behind the scenes of one of the hardest exams in the world, the test that all black cabbies must take: The Knowledge of London. For the first time, a fixed camera rig has been ...
TaxiPoint

Knowledge of London applicant numbers show PROMISING signs of improvement as applicants on course for near DECADE long high

Fresh figures released by Transport for London (TfL) reveal how the Knowledge of London has shifted over the past decade, with entry numbers, completion volumes and test performance all changing shape ...
Adelaide Now

Cabbies to face road test along lines of 'The Knowledge' in London, says Graeme Samuel

TAXI drivers will start sitting a local version of "The Knowledge", London's famous cabbie training regime, by Christmas. Former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission boss Graeme Samuel, who ...
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Taxi 'knowledge' policy changes face further delay

The introduction of a wider local "knowledge" test in part of Northamptonshire that taxi drivers warn could force them out of the profession has been delayed. North Northamptonshire Council approved ...