Point of View of a London Taxi Driver (Ep22)
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
- Jump in the drivers seat of a London Taxi, for a shift working the famous streets of London in one of the most iconic vehicles in the world.
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Hi Ollie. I was a cab driver for many years my badge was 56466. I was a Kilburn boy and worked the Waitrose rank on Finchley Road for many years. I now live in the west of Ireland and don’t miss London at all. I do enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work. You have a great way about you.
Thanks George. I’m glad you’re enjoying life away from London. Thanks for your kind comments too it’s really appreciated. I think it’s most cabbies dream to move far away from London 😅
@@ALondonCabbie you’re not wrong 😂
Nice video again Ollie , top man as always enjoying your videos.
Thank you Rashid👍
Nice 1 again Ollie👍👍 those 38 minutes flew by . 👌 the Oval job. As always the commentary and explanation of routes /places of interest/ times of jobs etc. top notch 👌hope there was plenty more bums on the seats for the rest of your shift and a nice homer out east.👍Be lucky Guvnor and looking forward to your next shift video👍👍
Thank you. Yeah there was a few more jobs but the map had stopped recording after the last job, so just made sense to finish the video there. So glad you enjoyed the video and thanks as always for taking the time out to leave a comment 👍
@@ALondonCabbie No worries Guvnor👍👍
Cheers Ollie mate, really appreciate your content. Keep up the good work sir 👍
Thank you Danny 👍
Hello Ollie great videos helping me massively while doing the knowledge. I do try and call some of the point to point by pausing the video call it. Then watch the way you go and see what you route you take. Got my written exam in june, fingers cross i will be there soon keep up the great videos they are a massive help to anyone doing the KOL. 👏
Thanks for your comment Ben. If you haven’t already, get the BB done asap then take your time pointing. The written test is passable by just knowing your BB and guessing a few points. For the runs they’re not trying to catch you out, just bear in mind road junctions may have different names, eg York Circus maybe called Wandsworth Roundabout. It’s the same run just a different junction name. As long as it’s ‘legal’ that will be the run good luck 🍀
that first job was nice good start to the shift theres nothing boring about your vids ollie nice one
Thank you Jason 👍
Big thanks again Ollie, for taking us along with you👍 and please don't think any of your videos might be "boring" if they happen to be a bit longer-I will never tire of seeing how you nip around and any hold up/unexpected "can't turn left or right here" is swiftly sorted! Just brilliant stuff! Apologies if you've already answered this one, but was it always your goal from an early age to do The Knowledge and get your badge, or was it a later decision? As always, keep 'em coming! Michael
Thank you Michael. I’m just going off the ‘average view duration’ and longer videos get hit more, so won’t show up on the RUclips home page if it’s too low. I said for ages I could remember all sorts of things and reckon I could do the knowledge. In the end I decided to give it a go and got hooked on the learning part pretty much from the 1st run. Some nights I would ride 10+ runs. 99% of my knowledge runs were done between midnight and 6am as I finished work at midnight all week. Thanks for taking the time out to comment and your continued support is really appreciated
Greetings Ollie another great video always interesting thanks good job
Thanks Baz. Really appreciate your continued support
Love these video mate,I’m a green badge holder but haven’t pushed the cab round since 2016,I’m a butter now for sure
Thank you Mark. A lot has changed since 2016, you’d certainly have cold sweats trying to negotiate Islington and Hackney now! Thanks for your comment 👍
Another great video, thanks mate.👍
Thank you. Really appreciate your support 👍
Love your videos mate thanks again from knowledge boy 👍🏻
Thank you Peter. Study hard mate 🍀
Nice one Ollie personally I would of hit rotherithe tunnel abbey st new Kent Road to the elephant and castle
Been waiting in anticipation for the next video 🤣🤣
Thank you Jimmy 👍
Another great Video Ollie, keep them coming mate. just a quick Q from me. Currently coming to the half way point of book 3 now. I am averaging 10-12 runs a week. Can you tell me once you learnt the BB what was your pointing like? I am doing this in a car at night (7pm-12pm mostly) so want to basically use my time as efficiently and I read you did the whole thing in just over 2 years so you must have hit the method bang on. As always thanks for the content
Thanks for your kind comments. I did 99% of my KOL between midnight and 5am all on a scooter. I got my hand shake and had never drove through Hyde Park. If you do the WizAnn radius maps, get the biggest points and complete the radius as fast as possible
Keep up the good work and videos. 👍
Thank you Rex 👍
Great job Ollie, enjoining your videos. Do you mind me asking what app you’re using?
Thank you. I always run Unify but will do the odd ComCab or Gett job 👍
Nicely taken
Thank you for taking the time out to leave a comment
Cheers Ollie…..how long did it take you to do the KOL?
Keep them coming fella.
Thank you. It took me 2 years and 4 months from Manor House to handshake 👍
Ollie still finding your content very addictive! Was just wondering Re your work life leisure balance , How many hours you work each week on average & do you mix it up evenings/ weekends etc or is it related to an earnings target! ? Cheers Del😎
Thanks Del. My working days are completely random. I tend to leave home between midday and 4pm and then get home by 1am if I can. I’ll do 4 long days a week, if shorter then I’ll do a 5th day
Nice Job in perfect 👍🏻
Thanks Suzi. Yeah it was well worth it 👌
Is this a set fare job ,or metered journey
Metered fare. I would only do a fixed price job if it really suited me. I don’t think I’ve done more than 5 fixed fare jobs in the last 2 years