From: Derek C on
On Jun 8, 11:13 am, Dave Plowman <d...(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <hul3ih$a5...(a)speranza.aioe.org>,
>    <boltar2...(a)boltar.world> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 10:40:09 +0100
> > "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >Quote fromhttp://www.taxiknowledge.co.uk/how.html#KNOW"The "All
> > >London" licence requires you to have a detailed knowledge of the
> > >25,000 streets within a six mile radius of Charing Cross with a more
> > >general knowledge of the major arterial routes throughout the rest of
> > >London."
> > Bloody hell. How is anyone supposed to remember the name and location of
> > 25,000 streets? They must just learn a small subsection and hope they
> > don't get caught out in the test.
>
> I can only speak from my experience, but most seem to know the road I live
> in and it's only a side street. Those that don't always know the road it
> runs off. Of course, that's if you can find one that will cross the
> river...
>
> Some can take years to learn and pass 'The Knowledge'

Why don't they just buy a SatNav?

> *Why 'that tie suits you' but 'those shoes suit you'?*

Because 'tie' is singular and 'shoes' are plural of course. Standard
English (UK).

Derek C
From: Brimstone on

"Dave Plowman" <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <YN2dnfGB_ILYkpPRnZ2dnUVZ8jOdnZ2d(a)bt.com>,
> Brimstone <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > Other drivers may indeed have a problem. It's hard to think of many
>> > who spend their entire working day in Central London *and* don't have
>> > a depot or similar to stop at (delivery/collection, etc), but it is
>> > theoretically possible.
>
>> Parcel delivery drivers certainly fall into that bracket. However, they
>> do have the option of asking to use the loo at a delivery point (and
>> often get strange looks as if to say "Why can't you use the one at your
>> base?") but might well be stopped on a yellow line.
>
>> When I did the job for a while, the depot was at Isleworth (west London)
>> and I was making deliveries in the West End/Westminster and surrounding
>> areas of London and in central/southwest London. The depot covered more
>> areas of London and Surrey.
>
> How often would such a van return to the depot? Certainly not after each
> delivery? And if they can ask to use the loo where they drop off their
> delivery, why can't a cabby do the same when he drops off a fare? Many of
> these will be to a private address or business, etc, as well as stations
> or whatever.
>
> I cannot think of any reason why a cab driver should have special
> treatment in this respect over any other road user.
>>
As I said in the bit you snipped, while making a drop a parcel delivery
driver is most likely to be stopped on a yellow line, same as a cab driver.

Finding a suitable facility isn't the issue, parking legally whilst leaving
the vehicle unattended is.


From: Adrian on
"Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

> As I said in the bit you snipped, while making a drop a parcel delivery
> driver is most likely to be stopped on a yellow line, same as a cab
> driver.
>
> Finding a suitable facility isn't the issue, parking legally whilst
> leaving the vehicle unattended is.

And, in the case of yellow lines, the van driver would be legally parked
whilst the taxi driver would not.
From: GT on
"Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:876qgsFi80U14(a)mid.individual.net...
> "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
>
>> As I said in the bit you snipped, while making a drop a parcel delivery
>> driver is most likely to be stopped on a yellow line, same as a cab
>> driver.
>>
>> Finding a suitable facility isn't the issue, parking legally whilst
>> leaving the vehicle unattended is.
>
> And, in the case of yellow lines, the van driver would be legally parked
> whilst the taxi driver would not.

Doesn't a single yellow line allow a set period of time (5 minutes?) to load
and unload goods or passengers. I don't have time to confirm this, but the
rule would make it legal for taxis, vans or even cyclists to stop on a
single yellow for a short time.


From: GT on
"GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message
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> "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:876qgsFi80U14(a)mid.individual.net...
>> "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
>> they were saying:
>>
>>> As I said in the bit you snipped, while making a drop a parcel delivery
>>> driver is most likely to be stopped on a yellow line, same as a cab
>>> driver.
>>>
>>> Finding a suitable facility isn't the issue, parking legally whilst
>>> leaving the vehicle unattended is.
>>
>> And, in the case of yellow lines, the van driver would be legally parked
>> whilst the taxi driver would not.
>
> Doesn't a single yellow line allow a set period of time (5 minutes?) to
> load and unload goods or passengers. I don't have time to confirm this,
> but the rule would make it legal for taxis, vans or even cyclists to stop
> on a single yellow for a short time.

I didn't explicitly say, but a toilet break is technically unloading goods,
isn't it?