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 Post subject: The Knowledge
PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 7:57 pm 
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Available, again, on E-Bay.

An interesting documentary filmed in 1996.

Ah, those were the days. :wink:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KNOWLEDGE-LONDON- ... dZViewItem

PS, its not another one of GBC's enterprises. :shock:
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 Post subject: Re: The Knowledge
PostPosted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:07 pm 
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greenbadgecabby wrote:
An interesting documentary filmed in 1996.

Ah, those were the days. :wink:

Dark ages mate, the way drivers were/are treated is out of the dark ages.

Yes the KOL is a pig to do, and takes years. Yes you deserve all the money you take, you've earnt it.

But the whole process is/was wrong. [-(

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I've got that one on video somewhere.

That's the one where the black geezer thinks the examiner was taking the Mick by asking him the route to the Commission for Racial Equality.

And asking him about the murder of the white policeman Keith Blakelock by the black mob (allegedly) during the Broadwater Farm disturbances during the Tottenham riots.

(I think it was the (in)famous Mr Orme :shock:

Ah, those were the days :?

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 Post subject: Re: The Knowledge
PostPosted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:40 am 
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Sussex wrote:
greenbadgecabby wrote:
An interesting documentary filmed in 1996.

Ah, those were the days. :wink:

Dark ages mate, the way drivers were/are treated is out of the dark ages.

Yes the KOL is a pig to do, and takes years. Yes you deserve all the money you take, you've earnt it.

But the whole process is/was wrong. [-(


Why do you claim the "process is /was wrong"? Because it proscribes you from plying for hire in London? I think London has it right, and the rest of the country has it wrong.
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 Post subject: Re: The Knowledge
PostPosted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:29 am 
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jimbo wrote:
Sussex wrote:
greenbadgecabby wrote:
An interesting documentary filmed in 1996.

Ah, those were the days. :wink:

Dark ages mate, the way drivers were/are treated is out of the dark ages.

Yes the KOL is a pig to do, and takes years. Yes you deserve all the money you take, you've earnt it.

But the whole process is/was wrong. [-(


Why do you claim the "process is /was wrong"? Because it proscribes you from plying for hire in London? I think London has it right, and the rest of the country has it wrong.



I took it to mean that the way testees were treated whilst doing the knowledge and the chaps running the system was outdated and wrong, not the need to do it per se?
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TDO wrote:
And asking him about the murder of the white policeman Keith Blakelock by the black mob (allegedly) during the Broadwater Farm disturbances during the Tottenham riots.



Minor correction.

The guy interviewed was Courtney Connell who is now an examiner up at the PCO himself.

The examiner mentioned to him about the killing of Pat Dunne which had happened on the day he had his appearence, saying 'nasty business that PC being shot in Clapham?'

Courtney agreed, and no more was said.

I would have responded in the same manner.

To me, the appearances set you up well for real life 'City' Taxi driving, thats what you can expect from the public, only far worse. :D
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 Post subject: Re: The Knowledge
PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:34 am 
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peebee wrote:
I took it to mean that the way testees were treated whilst doing the knowledge and the chaps running the system was outdated and wrong, not the need to do it per se?


It really stuck in the throat with me, having to call the examiners Sir/Ma'am I found it a tad humiliating.

Other than that I think it is a good system as it keeps driver numbers down.

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greenbadgecabby wrote:
The examiner mentioned to him about the killing of Pat Dunne which had happened on the day he had his appearence, saying 'nasty business that PC being shot in Clapham?'



I don't know that one, was there a racial element to it?

My recollection of the programme was that Mr Connell clearly thought there was a racial allusion behind the question.

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 Post subject: Re: The Knowledge
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Bart wrote:

It really stuck in the throat with me, having to call the examiners Sir/Ma'am I found it a tad humiliating.



Wot, you mean you don't address your passengers like that? :D

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