Public Carriage Office Knowledge

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Public Carriage Office
Palestra House, 197 Blackfriars Road
London
Greater London
United Kingdom
Tel: 0845 602 7000

Websites

The Knowledge | Transport for London
The Knowledge. All licensed London taxi drivers need to pass a special test before they can drive one of the Capital's famous black cabs. This test is called the Knowledge.www.tfl.gov.uk/businessandpartners/taxisandprivatehire/1412.aspx

London Taxi Knowledge - Public Carriage Office
Applicants for a Taxi Driver’s Licence The ‘Knowledge of London’ Examination System. Contents Section A – Introduction and Stage 1 1. Introduction ...www.londontaxiknowledge.co.uk/The-pco.html

Public Carriage Office | Transport for London
The Public Carriage Office (PCO) licenses London's taxi and private hire services which provide ... Following the successful introduction of a revised Knowledge of London 'Blue Book ...www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/investorrelations/4469.aspx

Taxicabs of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taxicabs are regulated throughout the United Kingdom, but the regulation of taxicabs in London is especially rigorous both with regard to mechanical integrity and driver knowledge.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Carriage_Office

The-Knowledge.Net
To register to do the Knowledge a candidate must first visit The Public Carriage Office at 15 Penton Street, London where they will have to fill in an ...www.the-knowledge.org.uk/main/overview.htm

The Premier London Taxi website
Public Carriage Office. KNOWLEDGE OF LONDON TESTING PROJECT END OF STAGE SUMMARY AND ASSESSMENT. 1. Background and purpose of Stage 1 activities * The first stage of the ...www.londontaxicompany.co.uk/knowledge_review.htm

Video
London Taxi Black Cab protest at murderer on the knowledgeWednesday, 23 May 2012 16:06:21
Public Carriage Office Black Cab Driving Mobile Phone PCOSaturday, 07 April 2012 00:46:58
Modern Times Streetwise - part 1/4 - 1996 BBC Documentary how become a London cabbie.Saturday, 19 May 2012 07:18:02
Modern Times Streetwise - part 2/4 - 1996 BBC Documentary how become a London cabbie.Sunday, 06 May 2012 04:34:10
The Knowledge Part 1Thursday, 05 January 2012 22:02:19
Modern Times Streetwise - part 3/4 - 1996 BBC Documentary how become a London cabbie.Sunday, 06 May 2012 05:13:00
Modern Times Streetwise - part 4/4 - 1996 BBC Documentary how become a London cabbie.Sunday, 06 May 2012 07:47:32
The Knowledge Part 2Sunday, 30 October 2011 18:39:21
News

Hackney woman's plan to revolutionize how taxi drivers study for the Knowledge - Hackney Hive
Training is based on 320 pre defined routes set out by the Public Carriage Office (PCO), they include all places of interest, museums, hospitals, police stations, cinema's, statues, monuments, restaurants, government buildings and everything in between ...17 May 2012 11:28www.hackneyhive.co.uk

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Hackney woman's plan to revolutionize how taxi drivers study for the ...
The knowledge of London, better known as the “Knowledge”, is a test anyone wanting to qualify as a traditional London black cab driver has to pass, and has been around for 147 years with little change to it. ... Training is based on 320 pre defined routes set out by the Public Carriage Office (PCO), they include all places of interest, museums, hospitals, police stations, cinema's, statues, monuments, restaurants, government buildings and everything in between.Remi Makinde17 May 2012 11:19http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/

Private Hire Insurance – London PCO Minicab Insurance
As with black cabs these vehicles have to be licensed by the London Public Carriage Office (PCO) and must have private hire insurance. This type of insurance policy is commonly known as minicab insurance. Most of the ... Private Hire Drivers Licence – For minicab drivers to obtain a private hire licence most licensing authorities have implemented some form of knowledge tests. Also the driver is checked with the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) for any criminal ...kabirh07 January 2010 13:19http://activeinsurancecompany.co.uk/

Bullying The Bullingdon | Boris Watch
So, that's Boris's detailed knowledge of the reasons for his high fare policy blown apart and his commitment to air quality demonstrated not to extend even as far as his own campaign bus. TfL have a campaign against people who leave their vehicles idling while parked. Perhaps we should point this in ... PCO is Public Carriage Office, of course, prop. Boris Johnson; HATS (PTS) who might be 'Passenger Transport Services' – bus company? HATS (CONSULTANTS) ...Tom02 May 2012 19:05http://www.boriswatch.co.uk/

London Taxi Insurance | Private Hire Minicab and Black Cabs
To protect their business asset the London cabbie must adhere to all legal obligations and follow the framework of the London Public Carriage Office (PCO). The PCO is the regulatory body in the Capital that looks after both vehicle and driver licensing. As well as issuing new ... more than its counterpart the London public hire. The black cab drivers go through a strict knowledge based test that can take years to pass. This means that when a new hackney carriage driver comes through ...Patrick15 March 2012 03:39http://yinsurance.co.uk/

Has Mayor Johnson betrayed taxi drivers?
Since his election he has moved the regulation of London Taxis from the Public Carriage Office to Transport for London who have done the complete opposite of making life easier for taxis. They have failed to enforce Private ...Jim Jepps05 March 2012 08:56http://www.bigsmoke.org.uk/

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