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In spite of the attractions of the job, many licensed black cab drivers feel that life is getting tougher for them in the British capital. The British authorities clearly favor increased competition, and many Londoners seem pleased to pay the lower fares of the ride-share operators, however unfair that may seem to the black cab drivers.
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Skip to content. Stephen Beard May 14, Listen Now. Share Now on:. Black cab drivers block Whitehall as they take part in a protest against Uber on Feb. Social interaction. Many drivers actually enjoy meeting all the different people who get in and out of their cabs all day. Costly training. It takes considerable time and money to pass 'the knowledge' - the in-depth oral exam on navigating around London. The average student does 15 to 30 hours' a week study, for three years. Unpredictable working conditions.
There are days when a cabbie can be constantly on the go. There are others when he or she can drive around for hours without taking a single fare. Unsociable hours. The most lucrative time is 'the burst' - between 10pm and 3am, Thursday to Saturday. Black-cab drivers are a powerful lobby group. Industry experts don't expect them to give any ground to their looked-down-upon rival, the minicab.
But, the Economist , argues that they should: 'The "knowledge" is the main justification for black-cab drivers. But memorising maps looks an increasingly odd use of the human brain. It is true that technology, based on satellite positioning and a CD-Rom, now does this job very well.
Drivers would point out, however, that the human mind is still best at dealing with congestion, roadworks and so on. Interestingly, the next generation of navigation software aims to do that too.
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