A Cabman

The Knowledge of London: One Man's Journey A Cabman

The legendary test The Knowledge of London is one of the hardest tests in the world London's black taxi drivers have to pass. Memorising around 30,000 street names, thousands of buildings and thousands of routes it's not for the faint hearted. With a dropout rate of between 70 and 90% candidates have to train to be better than a sat nav. Everybody's journey on the Knowledge is different. This is the story of one man's personal journey. The book is also a guide and offers advice and inspiration to Knowledge students of all levels. Andy Cabman started the Knowledge in 2014 at the age of fifty and living over forty miles outside of central London. If he can do it so can you!Two books in one Andy also includes his army memoirs giving an insight into what it was like serving in the British army of the 1970's/80's before political correctness and a trip down memory lane for those that were there