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Blakes Hotel to Tate Modern

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Leave on Right ...........Roland Gardens Left ............................ Drayton Gardens Left .....................................Fulham Road Right ......................... Dovehouse Street Left ................................... Britten Street Right ....................................Astell Street Left and Right ............... Burnsall Street Left ........................................Kings Road Comply ............................Sloane Square Leave By .........................Cliveden Place Forward ................................Eaton Gate Forward ............................ Eaton Square Forward ............................ Hobart Place Forward .........Lower Grosvenor Place Forward .....................Bressenden Place Left ..................................Victoria Street

Leave on Left .... Prince Consort Road Left ............................... Exhibition Road Forward ....................... Alexandra Gate Forward .....West Carriage Drive Ring Forward ....................Serpentine Bridge Forward .....West Carriage Drive Ring Bear Right ...North Carriage Drive Ring Left ........................... Cumberland Gate Comply ...............................Marble Arch Leave By ......................... Oxford Street Left ...............Great Cumberland Place Right ................................ George Street Left ............................. Gloucester Place Right ..........................Marylebone Road Left ..........................................York Gate Forward ...............................York Bridge

Forward ...................... Broad Sanctuary Comply .................... Parliament Square Leave By ........................... Bridge Street Forward ................Westminster Bridge Forward .....Westminster Bridge Road Left .............................Addington Street Right ....................................... York Road Comply .............................. Tenison Way Leave By ...................... Stamford Street Forward .................... Southwark Street Left ..................................Hopton Street Right ................................Holland Street Set Down On Left

Comply ............................... Inner Circle Leave By ..........................Chester Road Left .....................................Outer Circle Right ............................Gloucester Gate Forward ..................................... Parkway Forward ....................Britannia Junction Forward .......................... Camden Road Left into Dalmeny Avenue

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Millwall Football Club to Foxley Road

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IMPRESSIONS Hello Knowledge Guys and Gals! I hope you are fully recovered from Olympic fever and eeking out the last of the summer in peace. Great as it was, it did seem to go on for a long time. I have been making use of the return to normality by charging through my runs with renewed vigour – I can almost taste the metaphorical cigar that will be hanging from my lips when I’m reclining on my Scoot at Charing Cross Station having reached the golden 320! But now my thoughts are turning South to the Palestra Building…

Counting First Impressions It has been suggested that one’s entire Knowledge performance is predestined by the Examiners, seemingly at their mysterious whim, bearing little or no relation to one’s actual performance. There seems to be a possibility that a glance at the wrong person, a speck of dirt on your jacket, or an Examiner’s bad night’s sleep can put some mysterious marker somewhere that adds years to your Knowledge Sentence. Recently watching that documentary Streetwise sadly did nothing to assuage those fears! I am trusting that in this day in age there is no sinister ulterior prejudices that back up these qualms, but I am well aware that first impressions count. Your first Appearance is possibly your second most important (other than your last!), and I am currently wondering just how important it is.

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• Coffee - That cup o’ Joe is filled with caffeine and antioxidant flavonoids (don’t ask!) that may slash your risk of Alzheimer’s, so it’s good for your noodle. • Tea - N ot a coffee drinker? That’s OK, because tea - especially green tea is a brain-booster, too. • Wine – H urrah! Light to moderate amounts of alcohol may help protect you from age-related cognitive declines or even Alzheimer’s disease. Wine is fine, but beer or even your favourite cocktail can nourish your noggin, too. Just be sure to enjoy in moderation, as Ted Margolis will vouch, drink does not mix with scooters! Thanks for your entries to last month’s caption competition, everyone was very kind to Boris! The runner up goes to Curly in Bermondsey said: “I really should drink less Red Bull” and my favourite, by far, goes to @Wayne729: “As he hung there like discarded Jubilee bunting, Mr Johnson began to regret telling the cabby he should have taken that left onto Threadneedle Street.” Many thanks Wayne! This month I am not going to set you homework, but if you have any comments or suggestions about today’s offering I’d be interested in hearing from you via Twitter, email or a good old fashioned postcard.

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The question I am facing is this: how ready is ready enough for your first Appearance? Obviously there are statutory tasks to be completed – the Blue Book needs to be known like the inside of my fridge, and beginners points with associated turnarounds and junctions. But then there are cross sections, livery hall rambles, football runs, bankers, missing pieces and the small matter of eight thousand or so more points… It is clear I can’t do everything, I’d simply never get to the Map Test. I am aware of losing Knowledge I earned years ago, and points and junctions changing, and also, recently I’ve done a lot more in a short space of time and noticed everything has gone in a lot easier – naturally consolidating by travelling the roads more often, in a shorter space of time. Everyone is different and we all have our ways of learning. Mr Moggy painstaking scoured every quarter mile during his runs, lovingly recording it all, complete with diagrams, logs and link books. My philosophy, however has been to get my Blue Book runs completed as rapidly as possible, and keep the runs in my head. This has kept momentum and motivation flowing nicely, and this has served me well, so far.

More Speed, Less Haste But - I have this nagging vision of sitting in the Chair on my First Appearance and suddenly being smacked round the chops with the realisation I’m on the wrong end of a total whooping, with only flimsy office furniture between me and my very first D. Not only will I be staring down the barrel of a wasted year getting redlined first time round, there are worries about the general impression my haste to apply has given – it could be perceived as lazy, over confident, or that I underestimated the Knowledge. Will then the rest of my Appearances be affected by simply being too eager? I’m not sure of the answer to this one, but I don’t have to worry just yet – how many points did I say there were!? Blimey – all that worry - time for a stiff drink! But it’s not all bad – here are some drinks which are said to improve memory: • Apple Juice - This juice isn’t just for little kids. Research suggests apple juice may help your brain maintain its memory and learning skills as you age.

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BAD DAYS During my long spell of working nights on the taxi I would rank up on Dial-a-Cabs unofficial rank at Finsbury Square, this was the point where all the City account work was despatched to for quick allocation. Some of the journeys were short but some were beautiful roaders. These were mainly good jobs with very little trouble, but after you dropped off you would try and work your way back to the Finsbury Square by picking up cash rides or another credit ride. The cash rides could sometimes be a little dodgy, with passengers always wanting to put in an extra passenger (only allowed 4 at that time) or maybe doing a runner into the darkness at the end of the hiring. Even though you may feel that you are the most relaxed person, you would still get the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when certain individuals get in the back of your taxi. I always like to keep my taxi spotless, with windows clean and shiny, not like so many other taxis where they look like bathroom windows. In those days the back window was black, you could see through it but it was for the passenger’s privacy. The only supplier of licensed taxis at that time was Mann & Overton, in Wandsworth Bridge Road and because they were the sole supplier they knew they could abuse the fact. Whilst you waited in their waiting room for work to be completed on your taxi, you would listen to the horrific tales from drivers of past bad service. Little did I know that I also would be joining these hard put upon mushers. I took my new black taxi in for a nearside leaking shock absorber amongst other problems early one morning, then caught the old route master bus from New Kings Road back to Hackney. Later that afternoon I took the long journey back from Hackney to Fulham to retrieve my FX4 (early model). As I walked down I approached my taxi parked in the street I could see the shocker was still leaking, you have guessed it they had changed the offside one. When I queried this they tried to blame me saying that I had told them it was the offside one. I think their fitter was Stevie Wonder on an apprentice course, so I made them go through the waste bins until they found my instruction paper. They then said”You will have to come back tomorrow, as we are closing now.” So I informed them as I had my six year old with me I would be camping in their waiting room until my taxi was ready. Thirty minutes later I was presented with my taxi having a new near side shock absorber fitted. Not only as a musher do you have the public to deal with, you also have the garages as well. I used to have my servicing and overhauls done by Tommy Whitford who was in Ashwin Street off Dalston Lane by the taxi rank. As any driver would tell you Tommy was a great guy, he rented a space at the back of Sam Cooper’s garage where hundreds of drivers filled up on their way home eastwards. But Tommy was not known for keeping a clean floor in his work area so you needed a pair of Wellington Boots as it was like a Texan oil field. This was so far from the life I led working part time for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II the Queen Mother, her staff worked in what is best described as a cocoon, as most of the royal residences were away from highly populated areas. So they had a long walk or a taxi ride to pubs or clubs if any, except when in London at Clarence House where they were really in the centre of all the life of a great city. So when they travelled to Sandringham, Scotland, Windsor or Dover it was likened to a coach outing for the staff that travelled with me. One yearly trip was to Walmer Castle near Dover where Her Majesty was the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports; it was Walmer Castle where she stayed for the visit.

As Walmer Castle is a Museum all personal belonging had to be transported there for entertaining and her personal care. So I would load one of the coaches with the help of Shaun the Queen Mothers third chauffeur, this would include a trunk like the ones seen in pirate movies full of the silver needed for a mini banquet. The weight of this trunk if lifted incorrectly could result in a delicate part of your lower body dropping to your ankles and you ending up with a very high voice.There would also be a dining table, all the alcoholic drinks and mixers and glasses, plus all personal clothing in hanging wardrobes. You actually found out what a Pickfords removal man felt like. Travelling down the A2, M2 there are 2 very large radio masts on the right, this is as you start to climb a very slight incline. Well on this morning my vehicle decided that the weight was just a bit above the weight it wanted to pull, so the gearbox sent out a sound like a police siren and then with a large bang refused to function. But I was lucky enough to cruise to the nearside barrier. It was lucky that I had just purchased my first mobile phone and was able to contact Buckingham Palace, to inform them of my plight and get them to arrange with the AA for their biggest relay truck to be despatched to our location. While I was organising this, Mary a lovely Irish lady who worked as a maid informed me of her great need for a public convenience, so as a joke I informed the official at Buckingham Palace that I was in great need of a bucket. When the large truck arrived the AA man parked in front of us and walked back to our coach alongside the fence. Opening the door and saying in a loud voice, who is the person in great need of a bucket. At this moment Mary’s face went bright red as she slid down the seat out of view. We then hitched up the coach to the trucks winch and the AA man started to pull the coach forward, it was at this moment that the weight once again showed its insistence on not moving and the black smoke started to issue from the winch motor. So now the manoeuvre was a start stop operation until we had the coach safely aboard, then it was post haste down the motorway to the first Little Chef. With brakes applied and gravel spitting everywhere the door flew open and Mary departed the lorry like Usain Bolt, last seen disappearing through the door of the ladies. On arrival at the castle the job was not finished as the load had now to be carried by hand up the narrow spiral staircases to the first and second level, we were lucky as the local army barracks would send along six hopefully fit soldiers to help. As my vehicle was now out of action I was chauffeured back to London until their return journey some days hence. More next month, so just keep studying and get out on the bike in the sunny weather.

Tom Whitbread

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Marylebone Police Station to Hilldrop Crescent

Leave on Left .............. Leverton Street Right .............................. Countess Road Right ..................... Lady Margaret Road Right ................................Leighton Road Left ......................... Kentish Town Road Left .................................Camden Street Forward ..........................Oakley Square Left ...............................Eversholt Street Forward .......................... Euston Square Forward ..............Upper Woburn Place Forward ......................Tavistock Square Forward .......................... Woburn Place Forward and Comply ..Russell Square Leave By .....................Montague Street Right Great .............................Russell St Left ..........................Bloomsbury Street Forward .................Shaftesbury Avenue Forward ........................ Princess Circus

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Leave on Right ��Seymour Street Left ��Portman Square Forward �� Gloucester Place Right ��Marylebone Road Left �� York Gate Right and Left �� Outer Circle Right �� Gloucester Gate Forward �� Parkway Forward ��Britannia Junction Forward �� Camden Road Hilldrop Crescent on the Left

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Leave on Left ...................Allitsen Road Right ..............................Chalbert Street Left ......................... Prince Albert Road Forward........................ Park Village East Left ................................ Granby Terrace Right ...........................Hampstead Road Left ........................... Cardington Street Forward ...........................Melton Street Forward ......................... Gordon Street Forward and Left .......Gordon Square Right ...................................Bedford Way Left and Right ................Russell Square Forward ..................Southampton Row Forward ................................... Kindsway Left .............................................Aldwych Right ...............................................Strand Left ................................ Lancaster Place

Leave on Right ............................................................................................. Gallery Road Left ....................................................................................................... Dulwich Common Right ............................................................................................................. Lordship Lane Forward .........................................................................................................London Road Left Honor .........................................................................................................Oak Road Right .................................................................................................................. Tyson Road Left ..........................................................................................................Devonshire Road Right ........................................................................................................ Honor Oak Park Left ................................................................................................................ Stondon Park Forward .......................................................................................................Brockley Road Comply Roundabout and Leave By .....................................................Brockley Grove Forward .......................................................................................................Ladywell Road Right ........................................................................................................... Railway Terrace Set down on Left for Ladywell Station

Forward ..................... Waterloo Bridge Forward ........................Waterloo Road Left ............Westminister Bridge Road Forward ................. St. George’s Circus Leave By ...........................London Road Comply .....................Elephant & Castle Leave By ......................Walworth Road Forward ................... Camberwell Road Left ....................................Bowyer Place Forward ..................New Church Road Right .........................Southampton Way Left ................................. Peckham Road Lyndhurst Way on the Right

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THE OLYMPICS The Rough and the Smooth Well, the anticipated gold rush never came, and working the Olympic Period was the most depressing since the recession of the early 90s. Tourists were scared off by sky high hotel prices and fear of travel meltdown, and the Great British Public listened to TfL for once and stayed at home. By the time the hoteliers realised they’d priced themselves out of the market it was too late. Corporate account work was reduced to a trickle, and London became a ghost town. On the positive side, the Olympics as an event was a great success and this might attract tourism in the future. There was also some rare sympathy for the cab trade by those who could appreciate the conditions we were working under. The Jet Set If work levels get back to where they were in June and July I shall be content. I had my best two jobs and my best two days ever in July. The two jobs both involved the best type of passenger of all – the package. I love packages. There’s no hassle if you encounter traffic, and no criticisms of the route you’re taking. I’m not much of a socialite anyway, so deliveries suit me fine. Just put the meter on and enjoy the drive. Fantastic. I drove down the M1 to Brent Cross as normal, ready for work on Hendon Way or Finchley Road. A nice fifteen pounder from Finchley Road to the West End often sets me up nicely and puts me in an optimistic mood for the day ahead. Nothing today though, as I negotiated the perennial building works and speed bumps on Avenue Road, hoping Marylebone High Street or Harley Street might be more fruitful. I was on the Outer Circle when I was offered an account job from one of the villas I was just driving past. Housekeepers opened the electric gates for me, then helped to load three coolboxes of food. My destination was revealed as Luton Airport, where I was to meet a private jet. No matter that I’d driven past Luton half an hour ago, this was a “Roader” and one to be savoured.

I’m a worrier, so I had plenty of time to fret about not being able to find the commercial jet office at the airport and being embroiled in an embarrassing exchange of phone calls. The jet set world is not one I habituate as a rule. My normal experience of Luton Airport is catching an Easyjet flight to Amsterdam, costing considerably less than the cab fare to deliver some sandwiches from Regent’s Park. Anyway, I found the office easily enough and parked up. I was sent back out to retrieve some ID from the cab, was issued with a clip-on plastic badge, and was told to wait for an escort. I then had to follow an airport car on to the runway and up to the steps of a private jet. The engine was already running and the pilot took delivery of the boxes. Which was a nice start. The day continued with some quality account work and a few nice runs from Pancras. Just finishing my afternoon break parked at Grosvenor Gardens I accepted another account job from Belgravia. This was going to Heathrow Terminal 4, and with the fare inflated by the M4 closures at the time (it was worth £75). My best day ever was superseded ten days’ later when I took an account package from Bayswater down into deepest Surrey. It was a country house on a country road in the proverbial middle of nowhere. All I knew that it was near Godalming. My maps couldn’t really help me with this one, so it was a rare commission for Mr Satnav. After three motorways I slavishly followed my electrical friend as it led me down country lanes and through forests. I turned off the meter and drove the 95 miles home happy. Oh, and when I received my statement I found I’d earned a £9 automatic tip too! We all know we must take the rough with the smooth, but we don’t always remember to do so. Working the Olympics was a nightmare, but reminiscing on the good time I enjoyed earlier in the summer reminds me that there will be good times to come in the future.

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Citizen M Hotel to Landmark Hotel

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Forward ��Prestons Road Comply ��Prestons Road Roundabout Leave By ��Prestons Road Forward �� Manchester Road Left �� Into Amsterdam Road

Right ��Gerrard Place Left ��Shaftesbury Avenue Right �� Great Windmill Street Forward �� Lexington Street Left �� Beak Street Right �� Regent Street Left �� Conduit Street Right �� Saint George Street Comply �� Hanover Square Leave By �� Harewood Place Forward ��Holles Street Comply �� Cavendish Square Leave By �� Henrietta Place Right �� Wimpole Street Left �� New Cavendish Street Right ��Marylebone High Street Left ��Paddington Street Right �� Chiltern Street Left �� Marylebone Road Right �� Balcombe Street Left ��Melcombe Place Set Down on Left

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London Buddhist Centre E2 to West Ham Lane

Cosser Street to Lambeth North Station

Leave on Left ��Roman Road Right ��St. Stephens Road Left �� Tredegar Road Forward �� Wick Lane Right ��Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach Slip Forward �� 0Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach Bear Left ��Stratford High Street Slip Forward �� Stratford High Street Right �� Rick Roberts Way Forward ��Abbey Lane Left ��Abbey Road Left �� Arthingworth Street Right ��Barnby Square Forward �� Barnby Street West Ham Lane Facing

Leave By Left ��Kennington Road Forward �� Baylis Road Left & Right ��Murphy Street Right �� Frazier Street Right �� Baylis Road Left ��Westminster Bridge Road Set Down on Left

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Outside central London, major taxi ranks tend to be at railway stations and key shopping centres. For example: • Harrow • Richmond • Wimbledon • Sutton • East Croydon • Romford • Upminster • Uxbridge • Ealing Broadway • Woolwich • Bromley • Wembley Park • Lewisham • Stratford

Hotels

Most major hotels in London have working ranks. They include: • The Dorchester • The Hilton • The Ritz • Le Meridian (Piccadilly) • Intercontinental (Park Lane) • Grosvenor House Hotel

Island Ranks

There are six island ranks. These are located in inner London boroughs but all drivers licensed for the specified suburban boroughs are allowed to ply for hire on these ranks. • Finsbury Park Bus Station - Haringey drivers • Garratt Lane (Arndale), Wandsworth - Merton and Sutton drivers • Garratt Lane (Sainsbury’s), Wandsworth - Merton and Sutton drivers • Mitcham Road (Tooting Broadway Station) - Merton and Sutton drivers without the Clapham extension • Wimbledon Park Road (Southfields Station) Merton and Sutton drivers • High Street, Putney - Richmond upon Thames drivers All other ranks in the 10 inner London boroughs and the City of London are available to All London drivers only.

Stores

Some major London stores also have ranks outside their premises, including: • Harrods • Selfridges • John Lewis • Marks & Spencer (Marble Arch) There are also taxi ranks at both Westfield shopping centres.

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Ranks can be found several Underground stations and major tourist attractions. These include: • Sloane Square (in the central island) • South Kensington Underground station (Harrington Road)

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After being collected the children and their carers go to the Big Breakfast send-off from Canary Wharf. Escorted by English and French police, ambulance crews, the AA and a tuck wagon, the three day trip will bring happiness to the lives of these youngsters who are undergoing various treatments and therapies. Specialist pediatric doctors and nurses from the hospitals where the children receive treatment will also be joining the youngsters on the trip to ensure their medical needs were met at all times.

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