Hi Dean, what I would have done to have this 20 years ago when I first started out. Joined your school in the final year or so of my Knowledge journey back in 2002 and it was revolutionary then! Great to see Wizann going strength to strength. Keep safe 👍
Wizann wasn't around when I did KOL in 94. I went to Knowledge point and any other school I could get to. However if I did the KOL again today I would definitely be doing it the Wizann way. Makes sense and is extremely logical. 👌🏾
Hi Clarence I think that makes you a 55 badge or there abouts. Thank you for taking the time to say this it is really very kind. Also from experience I think the 90's was the hardest period to have done the knowledge in. Back in the 80s questions were similar to bluebook runs. Where as in the 90s it was literally anything to anything anywhere. Things have changed a lot even since then
@@WizAnn320 thanks your welcome. I was actually one of the 57... It was extremely hard especially with Me having Mr Ormes 5 times ! He was tough! He felt sorry for me and gave me my badge eventually though. 🤣
Been waiting for this!! Thanks so much for making this Dean! Very good to watch and I'm excited to start again in January! 😆 Answered so many questions I had and learnt a few things too watching this! 👍
This video is spot on, a must watch, I'm half way through book 2 and just watched this video again as a check in. Such great content and makes even more sense now I've made a start with the blue books. Great content thank you for taking the time to explain so clearly Dean. Love your videos.
Mr dean is quite helpful men cos responding any one put feedback which is great. and my question why is so complicated to have badges for black cabs I asked several drivers and told me it’s taking them 5 years to have badges I was just scared before I start the application lol and I am a PCO driver
Hi Liya, The knowledge in its basic essence is actually straight forward and easy. There are several reasons some people take 5 years. The most common is that they quite simply do it wrong. Another is they have a full time job and do not quite get enough time to focus on the knowledge. It does require focus, effort and time daily. The knowledge should be done in around 2 to 2,5 years by anyone who approaches it correctly and does the right amount of work each day. Set good targets for your self. The first target is to learn and complete 80 runs in 5 weeks. The second is to learn and complete 320 runs in 20 weeks. Do that and everything will go good from there. Best Wishes Dean
The WizPoints App contains all the daily questions from TFL. The TFL Written exam is available on our online simulator for Gold Plan or School Members.
Just watching the video and already confused. Where these people getting time and money to do the practitioning If you still have to work elsewhere to be able to pay the bills and especially in London? To live in London, (NOT SURVIVING ON FOOD BANKS) but to live, you have to acually earn at least 6 figures otherwise theres no chance to afford living there and still do the cours, preparation, learning and practising the Taxi stuff for couple of years? It seems that I still missing something or I just couldn"t get it. Big respect to those who doing this, also working elswere and still are able to actually succseed and obtain the license, but TBPH I still couldn"t get it and I trully believe that, driving a cab in London you must be really some kind of a wealthy person to be able to actually afford it. I'm Scandinavian and prices up here are high enouhg, but In London properties prices went just crazy. Rent 2 bed app. 10 miles away from city centre over 3k plus council tax, electricity, gas, water etc.and you already on nearly 5k, no need to mention comuting to work, and back, fuel, food and other stuff you actually need and thats anothjer like 1k on top of that. Unreal seriously, so no wonder why so many people actualy leaving London.
Hi PJ This is London you are right, not sure how to even begin to answer any of these issues as it is just the reality of the situation, Best Wishes Dean
That allegory about building a wall and painting it is one way of looking at it. I could say, is it easier to lay brick and mortar together to build a wall or is it easier to lay down bricks and then put mortar between them? ;-) (it's just a joke by the way, not a serious thought)
You are not wrong though. So to expand on the idea, it was a given that the mortar was part of the wall and is also the thing that holds the wall together (I have never laid a brick in my life) and gives it its strength. and in this instance it will represent revision of the runs. Calling over. without which the whole thing comes tumbling down. And points are still the paint. So lay a brick and put the mortar = do a run and revise. There is always a danger with metaphors and allegories that an alternative spin can be implied. In future, thanks to you I will add the new context. Best Wishes Dean
Great Video, just wondering how you might apply the techniques of learning the knowledge to a city that dose not have the history/blue books/runs already set up? An example would be my own. Ex Pat now living in Auckland New Zealand and work as a Firefighter, in 6 months I will be driving and wanted to learn my patch (area we cover) and then start to learn other patches. What techniques could be applied to learning or creating runs in another city? Keep up the good work, Matt
Hi Matt I have always wanted to learn another city and I imagine Auckland would be quite easy. The shape and amount of water is interesting. Because the shape is elongated you should start by long lines from the south to the north of the city. Find a start and end location for each of those lines and then write a journey. Then include a via on the same journey that takes you into the nooks and crannies before continuing to the bridge. You might need only a few east to west routes. Also in town centres things get more complicated with access issues. So here we would look for puzzles or complex routes and solve and write those. It takes 30 minutes to revise 80 routes once learnt. And i expect 80 routes is all you will need to give you everything. Best Wishes Dean
Hi Dean, I started the knowledge some 6 years ago completing all the blue books and all points to W2. Thinking about starting again. Can you explain best way (from beginning) and if my application is out of date. Thx for this great video btw.
Hi Bobby , your application is most certainly out of date, you will need to apply again. The best way to restart is from the beginning as the recap will be quicker if you have retained any knowledge or imperative if you haven't. Best Wishes and Good Luck Dean
Hi Amazing video, really helpful. massive thank you. I have a question; after finish learning Blue book 1, can you book and seat an exam for it 'singularly'? what i am asking in a nutshell is; are the exams sate per book or one will need to study all four books before seating an exam?
After finishing book 1 you must book for a Mock exam (Compulsory but no pas or fail), You then carry on to finish books 2,3 and 4. Once all four books are completed you will take another written exam, same style as the first but this time you can pass and fail. If you pass you will start Oral appearances a few weeks later
Dean what would you recommend for someone wanting to learn the main Arterial routes into london and parking/drop off points in certain areas ? I’m not looking to become a taxi driver but need “good london knowledge” for my Job.
Hi Juliet The football runs are long directional types of routes they work by fanning out from the corners of London. This can give a comprehensive understanding.
Hi. Love you vedeo . I always wanted to become black cab driver. I have no body who can I ask this question .May b you can answer me . Since the rise of ride hailing apps is it still worth doing knowledge to make a decent living?
There has always been minicabs in London. PHV are a different product. Right now the black taxi trade is busier than ever. For the past 100 years every person thinking of coming in to this trade always is asking themselves "Is it worth it" The face remains that, yes its absolutely worth it.
Hi Just for future note my name is Dean, You can do these runs in a van and if you are killing two birds with one stone such as working and learning then thats great. The most efficient way however is most certainly by scooter Best Wishes Dean
Having issues uploading my medical form onto the online application. TFL have said I can email them and attach as a PDF. No problem , but they’re asking for my DAPP number alongside it which I can’t seem to locate anywhere. Any advise?
Hi Simon, This is an issue. They send the DAP number on your forms. Which no one makes a note of. Then send the forms back and you have no idea what the number is. And here is the funny part, they can find you from your name and postcode. But unless you get through to the right person on the phone they vary in helpfulness. They will hang up and ignore you. You need this number. Call them and ask how you can get it if you don't have it.
When you say I can do 4 runs a day, should I literally only run 1 run and then recite it until I’ve got a good understanding of it and then move onto the next one or should I go back to the beginning and run it again if I haven’t quite understood it. Also if I don’t live in London (I’m from suffolk) how do you suggest drawing a line to the first run from my house or should I just pick any location and go from there?
Hi Tom, As a beginner it is not about understanding the route it is all about being able to repeat it without looking at the words. Imagine reciting a telephone number once successfully without looking. If you then recite it several times you will almost have it. If you then make sure you repeat that number once a day you will get it. The only difference is you are doing the same exercise with 320 phone numbers of varying lengths and nearly every single number is unique (3500). So do not try to understand anything just achieve your goal of being able to say the route without reading it, several times successfully. Driving the route again is not necessary as all will be re ridden in due course. Seeing the route in your mind is not necessary. Your only aim is to be able to say the route. Repeat this 319 more times and on average we can all manage 4 routes a day. Not sure what you mean about drawing a line. Just find your way to the start of the run by any means possible. Best Wishes Dean
Hiya if you were to follow the 16 runs a week method and followed through with the method of this video how long will it roughly take to get the green badge? Cheers
Dean I love you all I can say is thank you🙏🏿 . Hope to see you one day. I m registering tomorrow as 17/01/2023. I will fellow exactly how you told me. And will keep u updated. Many thanks 🙏🏿
Hi Tomas No you should learn the runs as they are due to covid at present. There is no real way at present to know how many of these changes will be undone. It is a little bit of a dilema at this time i understand but really learning the changes for Covid are actually easier routes. If they change back then you will have to learn the changes that have returned to pre covid. We include those runs in our bluebooks just in case. Regards Dean
Hi Giff Gaff do you think that would be true? When the people saying it are Knowledge point themselves, you would think they should be saying their students get through quicker because they are better. Maam Ayres, Mark Gunning, Jay Patel, John Harvey and John Wilkin all studied at WizAnn or used WizAnn materials. Do you really think its possible that the examiners would be doing such a thing? This is what is known as a Ad hominem attack, rather than show why you are better you try to say the other group are bad or disliked. 26 years they have been trying this one. I am quiet happy for anyone to go to KP because i am confident they are going to find the techniques taught harder and take longer to achieve their goals so i suppose they must rely on the examiner like them.
Hi Dean , I've always wanted to be a black cab driver but I am dyslexic , I've received all my registration forms , do you think this is going to be a big problem, I've seen your got a training school just down the road to me
Hi Neil dyslexia seems to have more of a psychological and motivational affect when it comes to the knowledge. You will most certainly be able to do it. Reading is a small requirement but writing can be pretty much avoided completely and is largely unnecessary. Stick to the hands on repeating and listening aspects and you should be fine. Many people before you have succeeded with dyslexia. and dyspraxia. Even a current examiner is dyslexic
@@WizAnn320 Thank you so much Dean , that's made up my mind ain't going to put it off no more , I've been told by a friend that you sell all the books and maps I need . Once again thank you
Hi Dean I have purchased blue books from another school all 320 of them. I do really want to do it your way now after watching this video. Can I still use these books and then join you when they are complete? Matt
Hi Matt you will be fine with the runs you have, I will say only that they are written with no understanding of how the line will move and that when you use a fixed line you create longer journeys. But honestly you will be fine to use them and use my methods. Best Wishes Dean
So far i understand the runs are the routes and the quarter miles are the pointing. Do you mix those two together, or are you implying that it would be better to do the runs first and then the pointing at the end. How can I best adapt these techniques to my most efficient learning methods?
Do the runs first as explained in the video, Points are on roads and if the roads are known then points become easier to learn and understand. You will also complete both tasks quicker if you separate them than if you did them at the same time
It can be unnecessary and cause extra stress. You DO need to call runs but calling for one hour a day is all that’s needed and hopefully in that time between 60 to 80 runs called. By calling throughout the day you extend the chore and will cause mental fatigue. Mental fatigue is the biggest mistake you can make on the knowledge. Call 80 runs a day first thing in the morning and you will never deteriorate in standard. Good Luck Dean
@@WizAnn320 I'm working 60-80 hours a week at night. For me calling morning is no good idea than. At home I'm trying do the stuff with map. At work I do call BB and other runs. My question is if I need to call loudly or calling in head only is enough. (My English is no good to correct ask the question. I hope you will understand ,I'm sorry about that).
@@petardoh Ok firstly doing the knowledge and working 60 to 80 hours a week is going to be very hard. Only you will know how to get the most out of your spare time to study the knowledge. You should however try to call the runs out loud and try to do it once a day and try for a standard of 60 - 80 runs an hour.
Hi There is not really a need or a purpose to calling or learning the link runs. The runs forward coupled with point to point later is enough Best Wishes Dean
Dear Dean, Can you please tell me something about the future of Black Cab in London with all this Illegal Competition of Uber ? I like to start but something hold me back, Is it work in London in the future ? Thank you
Hi Jawid Firstly it is absolutely worth it (But then I would say that wouldn't I) My latest student to pass out started work this Monday. He took £180 Monday and £190 Tuesday. This is during quiet days and a pandemic by a novice. When I first started doing this 26 years ago people asked exactly the same question you are asking now. Nothing has changed regarding that question. If you want the easy route then be a mini cab driver. There have always been mini cabs. If you want to work truly for yourself and have freedom then become a black cab driver. Will things change? Of course. They are changing all the time. I you think you have better options you must go for those, but for me I do not see a much better option than being a London cab driver for a great deal of people. Best Wishes Dean
@@WizAnn320 Hello dean : could you please tell me about Black cab and uber, Ola? As some people say at the moment black can and uber are all the same. Is it true ?
The answer is absolutely NO! This is one of the myths that cab drivers and the media like to buy into to make what we do look even more extraordinary than it already is. There are 28000 roads in London and you will often here people say that’s how many roads you will learn but there are only 3500 roads in the bluebook and this is the largest batch of roads you we learn at once. If you doubled that amount by the time you finish the knowledge then I would say that would be an exaggerated guess as to how many roads you will learn. Around 4000 to 7000. The same myth applies to points you are going to learn around 6000 points, which is plenty to pass the knowledge. The longer you are doing the knowledge the more points you will need to learn. Best Wishes Dean
Hi Dean, what I would have done to have this 20 years ago when I first started out. Joined your school in the final year or so of my Knowledge journey back in 2002 and it was revolutionary then! Great to see Wizann going strength to strength.
Keep safe 👍
Really great to hear from you Ian and thank you for your continous suport , hope all is going well,htey were good times at WizAnn back in 2002
I am interested. I want to start my knowledge. Can you please help me how can I start ? How long it will take if I am serious? Thanks
Wizann wasn't around when I did KOL in 94. I went to Knowledge point and any other school I could get to. However if I did the KOL again today I would definitely be doing it the Wizann way. Makes sense and is extremely logical. 👌🏾
Hi Clarence I think that makes you a 55 badge or there abouts. Thank you for taking the time to say this it is really very kind. Also from experience I think the 90's was the hardest period to have done the knowledge in. Back in the 80s questions were similar to bluebook runs. Where as in the 90s it was literally anything to anything anywhere. Things have changed a lot even since then
@@WizAnn320 thanks your welcome. I was actually one of the 57...
It was extremely hard especially with Me having Mr Ormes 5 times ! He was tough! He felt sorry for me and gave me my badge eventually though. 🤣
Been waiting for this!! Thanks so much for making this Dean! Very good to watch and I'm excited to start again in January! 😆 Answered so many questions I had and learnt a few things too watching this! 👍
Good luck Knowledge Lad, any further questions or queries let me know I will be glad to answer.
Are you learning?
Brilliant video ! The best and only way to do the knowledge, great work Dean.
Thank you David your input and support has always been a great motivator for us
It’s Amazing video
Step by step very clear explanation. It’s really helpful.
Thanks mr dean
So nice of you, Thank you
I haven't even been to the UK. Interesting to get insights like this though, as it is really applicable to learning about anything.
Thank you for your feedback and really glad you liked it , Best Wishes Dean
This video is spot on, a must watch, I'm half way through book 2 and just watched this video again as a check in. Such great content and makes even more sense now I've made a start with the blue books. Great content thank you for taking the time to explain so clearly Dean. Love your videos.
Thank you Jack I hope your comment helps others Best Wishes Dean
Mr dean is quite helpful men cos responding any one put feedback which is great. and my question why is so complicated to have badges for black cabs I asked several drivers and told me it’s taking them 5 years to have badges I was just scared before I start the application lol and I am a PCO driver
Hi Liya, The knowledge in its basic essence is actually straight forward and easy. There are several reasons some people take 5 years. The most common is that they quite simply do it wrong. Another is they have a full time job and do not quite get enough time to focus on the knowledge. It does require focus, effort and time daily. The knowledge should be done in around 2 to 2,5 years by anyone who approaches it correctly and does the right amount of work each day. Set good targets for your self. The first target is to learn and complete 80 runs in 5 weeks. The second is to learn and complete 320 runs in 20 weeks. Do that and everything will go good from there. Best Wishes Dean
Mr Dean you are my hero
Thank you Dahir, You are mine too Best Wishes Dean
Superb. What can I say. Gave me so many answers.
You are welcome Imran we hope to continue to make great content. Look out for our next video How to do points after Bluebook!"
Dean top geezer absolutely brilliant learn so much from watching your videos keep up the great work dean 👍🏽👏🏽
Thank you 50/50
Hello mate
Great solid comprehensive vid
do you have an app or something with Mock MCQ questions or oral exam
thank you!
The WizPoints App contains all the daily questions from TFL. The TFL Written exam is available on our online simulator for Gold Plan or School Members.
Just watching the video and already confused. Where these people getting time and money to do the practitioning If you still have to work elsewhere to be able to pay the bills and especially in London? To live in London, (NOT SURVIVING ON FOOD BANKS) but to live, you have to acually earn at least 6 figures otherwise theres no chance to afford living there and still do the cours, preparation, learning and practising the Taxi stuff for couple of years?
It seems that I still missing something or I just couldn"t get it.
Big respect to those who doing this, also working elswere and still are able to actually succseed and obtain the license, but TBPH I still couldn"t get it and I trully believe that, driving a cab in London you must be really some kind of a wealthy person to be able to actually afford it. I'm Scandinavian and prices up here are high enouhg, but In London properties prices went just crazy. Rent 2 bed app. 10 miles away from city centre over 3k plus council tax, electricity, gas, water etc.and you already on nearly 5k, no need to mention comuting to work, and back, fuel, food and other stuff you actually need and thats anothjer like 1k on top of that. Unreal seriously, so no wonder why so many people actualy leaving London.
Hi PJ This is London you are right, not sure how to even begin to answer any of these issues as it is just the reality of the situation, Best Wishes Dean
Great help , thanks Dean
Glad to help Good luck Adrian
Cheers Dean mate
You're Welcome
Amazing video iv started my knowledge going the wizan way 🙌 👏
Thank you Kam, We look forward to helping you in the future. If you have any queries you can ask here or email me at dean@wizann.co.uk
A really helpful video👌🏽 excellent!
Thank You Alina if you have any queries please don't hesitate to ask in this comment section
That allegory about building a wall and painting it is one way of looking at it. I could say, is it easier to lay brick and mortar together to build a wall or is it easier to lay down bricks and then put mortar between them? ;-) (it's just a joke by the way, not a serious thought)
You are not wrong though. So to expand on the idea, it was a given that the mortar was part of the wall and is also the thing that holds the wall together (I have never laid a brick in my life) and gives it its strength. and in this instance it will represent revision of the runs. Calling over. without which the whole thing comes tumbling down. And points are still the paint.
So lay a brick and put the mortar = do a run and revise.
There is always a danger with metaphors and allegories that an alternative spin can be implied.
In future, thanks to you I will add the new context.
Best Wishes Dean
great video
Thank you Shane for the feedback
Great Video, just wondering how you might apply the techniques of learning the knowledge to a city that dose not have the history/blue books/runs already set up? An example would be my own. Ex Pat now living in Auckland New Zealand and work as a Firefighter, in 6 months I will be driving and wanted to learn my patch (area we cover) and then start to learn other patches. What techniques could be applied to learning or creating runs in another city?
Keep up the good work,
Matt
Hi Matt I have always wanted to learn another city and I imagine Auckland would be quite easy. The shape and amount of water is interesting. Because the shape is elongated you should start by long lines from the south to the north of the city. Find a start and end location for each of those lines and then write a journey. Then include a via on the same journey that takes you into the nooks and crannies before continuing to the bridge. You might need only a few east to west routes. Also in town centres things get more complicated with access issues. So here we would look for puzzles or complex routes and solve and write those. It takes 30 minutes to revise 80 routes once learnt. And i expect 80 routes is all you will need to give you everything. Best Wishes Dean
Thanks
Welcome
Hi Dean, I started the knowledge some 6 years ago completing all the blue books and all points to W2. Thinking about starting again. Can you explain best way (from beginning) and if my application is out of date. Thx for this great video btw.
Hi Bobby , your application is most certainly out of date, you will need to apply again. The best way to restart is from the beginning as the recap will be quicker if you have retained any knowledge or imperative if you haven't. Best Wishes and Good Luck Dean
Hi Amazing video, really helpful. massive thank you. I have a question; after finish learning Blue book 1, can you book and seat an exam for it 'singularly'? what i am asking in a nutshell is; are the exams sate per book or one will need to study all four books before seating an exam?
After finishing book 1 you must book for a Mock exam (Compulsory but no pas or fail), You then carry on to finish books 2,3 and 4. Once all four books are completed you will take another written exam, same style as the first but this time you can pass and fail. If you pass you will start Oral appearances a few weeks later
@@WizAnn320 thank you, i appreciate your prompt helpful response.
Dean what would you recommend for someone wanting to learn the main Arterial routes into london and parking/drop off points in certain areas ?
I’m not looking to become a taxi driver but need “good london knowledge” for my Job.
Hi Juliet The football runs are long directional types of routes they work by fanning out from the corners of London. This can give a comprehensive understanding.
Great video.
Generally how many roads are there in one run?
Hi Hussain, Thank you. Average is between 12 and 14 but can be as many as 20 and as little as 8
Hi. Love you vedeo . I always wanted to become black cab driver. I have no body who can I ask this question .May b you can answer me . Since the rise of ride hailing apps is it still worth doing knowledge to make a decent living?
There has always been minicabs in London. PHV are a different product. Right now the black taxi trade is busier than ever. For the past 100 years every person thinking of coming in to this trade always is asking themselves "Is it worth it" The face remains that, yes its absolutely worth it.
Hi neil. Just found ur channel. Im currently driving round London loading out lads.can i do these runs in my van ? Cheers
Hi Just for future note my name is Dean, You can do these runs in a van and if you are killing two birds with one stone such as working and learning then thats great. The most efficient way however is most certainly by scooter Best Wishes Dean
Having issues uploading my medical form onto the online application. TFL have said I can email them and attach as a PDF. No problem , but they’re asking for my DAPP number alongside it which I can’t seem to locate anywhere. Any advise?
Hi Simon, This is an issue. They send the DAP number on your forms. Which no one makes a note of. Then send the forms back and you have no idea what the number is. And here is the funny part, they can find you from your name and postcode. But unless you get through to the right person on the phone they vary in helpfulness. They will hang up and ignore you. You need this number. Call them and ask how you can get it if you don't have it.
Excellent video… just about to embark on the journey - this has helped understand what I’m getting into. 👍
Glad it was helpful! If you have any questions I am here to help always
@@WizAnn320 Thank you I’m sure there will questions along the way… just off to the knowledge point near me now to start the ball rolling 👍
Sir where can I buy blue boo?
You can buy the books from our website www.wizann.co.uk under the shop tab
I need your help to pass this im very interested. Do i apply to the knowledge online before doing a cbt test and buying revision materials ?
Its entirely up to you, you can get started and apply at the same time
When you say I can do 4 runs a day, should I literally only run 1 run and then recite it until I’ve got a good understanding of it and then move onto the next one or should I go back to the beginning and run it again if I haven’t quite understood it. Also if I don’t live in London (I’m from suffolk) how do you suggest drawing a line to the first run from my house or should I just pick any location and go from there?
Hi Tom, As a beginner it is not about understanding the route it is all about being able to repeat it without looking at the words. Imagine reciting a telephone number once successfully without looking. If you then recite it several times you will almost have it. If you then make sure you repeat that number once a day you will get it. The only difference is you are doing the same exercise with 320 phone numbers of varying lengths and nearly every single number is unique (3500). So do not try to understand anything just achieve your goal of being able to say the route without reading it, several times successfully. Driving the route again is not necessary as all will be re ridden in due course. Seeing the route in your mind is not necessary. Your only aim is to be able to say the route. Repeat this 319 more times and on average we can all manage 4 routes a day. Not sure what you mean about drawing a line. Just find your way to the start of the run by any means possible. Best Wishes Dean
@@WizAnn320 thank you for your help :)
Hiya if you were to follow the 16 runs a week method and followed through with the method of this video how long will it roughly take to get the green badge? Cheers
18 months if everything goes perfect. 2 and half years if you have some set backs
Dean I love you all I can say is thank you🙏🏿 . Hope to see you one day. I m registering tomorrow as 17/01/2023. I will fellow exactly how you told me. And will keep u updated. Many thanks 🙏🏿
@@abdirahmanmohamud2103asc how far are you now abdirahman?
If i was about to start doing blue book runs,do you think its better to wait till they reopen the roads(closed because of Covid)?
Hi Tomas No you should learn the runs as they are due to covid at present. There is no real way at present to know how many of these changes will be undone. It is a little bit of a dilema at this time i understand but really learning the changes for Covid are actually easier routes. If they change back then you will have to learn the changes that have returned to pre covid. We include those runs in our bluebooks just in case. Regards Dean
Is it true knowledge point boys get threw faster because the examiners prefer them ? People keep saying this
Hi Giff Gaff do you think that would be true? When the people saying it are Knowledge point themselves, you would think they should be saying their students get through quicker because they are better. Maam Ayres, Mark Gunning, Jay Patel, John Harvey and John Wilkin all studied at WizAnn or used WizAnn materials. Do you really think its possible that the examiners would be doing such a thing? This is what is known as a Ad hominem attack, rather than show why you are better you try to say the other group are bad or disliked. 26 years they have been trying this one. I am quiet happy for anyone to go to KP because i am confident they are going to find the techniques taught harder and take longer to achieve their goals so i suppose they must rely on the examiner like them.
I am thinking of applying but the application fees are so enormous.
Do I have to pay it all at once?
Hi Bort The fees are payable as you reach each stage. Your first fee is the application fee
Hi Dean , I've always wanted to be a black cab driver but I am dyslexic , I've received all my registration forms , do you think this is going to be a big problem, I've seen your got a training school just down the road to me
Hi Neil dyslexia seems to have more of a psychological and motivational affect when it comes to the knowledge. You will most certainly be able to do it. Reading is a small requirement but writing can be pretty much avoided completely and is largely unnecessary. Stick to the hands on repeating and listening aspects and you should be fine. Many people before you have succeeded with dyslexia. and dyspraxia. Even a current examiner is dyslexic
@@WizAnn320 Thank you so much Dean , that's made up my mind ain't going to put it off no more , I've been told by a friend that you sell all the books and maps I need . Once again thank you
Hi Dean I have purchased blue books from another school all 320 of them. I do really want to do it your way now after watching this video. Can I still use these books and then join you when they are complete? Matt
Hi Matt you will be fine with the runs you have, I will say only that they are written with no understanding of how the line will move and that when you use a fixed line you create longer journeys. But honestly you will be fine to use them and use my methods. Best Wishes Dean
Great can I give you a call. Is your number on the website. Matt
Hi Dean where can I get the books ?
Hi Mo
www.wizann.co.uk/bluebook-runs-1
Here is the link to the shop page
Regards Dean
So far i understand the runs are the routes and the quarter miles are the pointing. Do you mix those two together, or are you implying that it would be better to do the runs first and then the pointing at the end. How can I best adapt these techniques to my most efficient learning methods?
Do the runs first as explained in the video, Points are on roads and if the roads are known then points become easier to learn and understand. You will also complete both tasks quicker if you separate them than if you did them at the same time
I'm calling most of my runs in my head during day. It's that mistake?
It can be unnecessary and cause extra stress. You DO need to call runs but calling for one hour a day is all that’s needed and hopefully in that time between 60 to 80 runs called. By calling throughout the day you extend the chore and will cause mental fatigue. Mental fatigue is the biggest mistake you can make on the knowledge. Call 80 runs a day first thing in the morning and you will never deteriorate in standard. Good Luck Dean
@@WizAnn320 I'm working 60-80 hours a week at night. For me calling morning is no good idea than. At home I'm trying do the stuff with map. At work I do call BB and other runs. My question is if I need to call loudly or calling in head only is enough. (My English is no good to correct ask the question. I hope you will understand ,I'm sorry about that).
@@petardoh Ok firstly doing the knowledge and working 60 to 80 hours a week is going to be very hard. Only you will know how to get the most out of your spare time to study the knowledge. You should however try to call the runs out loud and try to do it once a day and try for a standard of 60 - 80 runs an hour.
Hi I’m new to this and just completed my first blue book. When doing my 80 calls everyday should I be calling both A links and B links?
Hi There is not really a need or a purpose to calling or learning the link runs. The runs forward coupled with point to point later is enough Best Wishes Dean
Hi there
Where can I join your course from thanks
Our school is in Blount Street E14 and open for students 24 hours a day. The lessons are on our website video channel. For the Gold plan it is £8.99
Dear Dean, Can you please tell me something about the future of Black Cab in London with all this Illegal Competition of Uber ?
I like to start but something hold me back, Is it work in London in the future ? Thank you
Hi Jawid
Firstly it is absolutely worth it (But then I would say that wouldn't I) My latest student to pass out started work this Monday. He took £180 Monday and £190 Tuesday. This is during quiet days and a pandemic by a novice.
When I first started doing this 26 years ago people asked exactly the same question you are asking now. Nothing has changed regarding that question. If you want the easy route then be a mini cab driver. There have always been mini cabs.
If you want to work truly for yourself and have freedom then become a black cab driver. Will things change? Of course. They are changing all the time. I you think you have better options you must go for those, but for me I do not see a much better option than being a London cab driver for a great deal of people.
Best Wishes Dean
@@WizAnn320 Ok I understand thank you for your information.
@@WizAnn320 Thanks for your kind information. I know someone who made £15000 in his first month. But at the moment Uber, Ola has taken the market
@@WizAnn320 Hello dean : could you please tell me about Black cab and uber, Ola? As some people say at the moment black can and uber are all the same. Is it true ?
Is it true that by the time you get a badge you ll know every road within 6 m radius?
The answer is absolutely NO!
This is one of the myths that cab drivers and the media like to buy into to make what we do look even more extraordinary than it already is.
There are 28000 roads in London and you will often here people say that’s how many roads you will learn but there are only 3500 roads in the bluebook and this is the largest batch of roads you we learn at once. If you doubled that amount by the time you finish the knowledge then I would say that would be an exaggerated guess as to how many roads you will learn. Around 4000 to 7000.
The same myth applies to points you are going to learn around 6000 points, which is plenty to pass the knowledge. The longer you are doing the knowledge the more points you will need to learn. Best Wishes Dean
@@WizAnn320 I am so glad to hear this!