The Daily ITK Discussion Thread 9th June 2016

[glospur]

You clearly have no idea what London cab drivers go through to become a driver, it's not like yellow cabs in the states and Canada, nearly all are self employed and it takes 2-3 years to complete the "knowledge", learning every street in and around London

Surely in the age of GPS and Google Maps drivers don't need to know every nook, cranny and sidestreet in the city in which they operate.

 

[Lighty64]

My Dad the London cab driver is gonna be absolutely thrilled by this news

every cab driver in the country should be worried, they are spreading their wings further than London

if its sponsored by them i will definitely stick with calling it "The Lane"

 

[jonnboy]

Surely in the age of GPS and Google Maps drivers don't need to know every nook, cranny and sidestreet in the city in which they operate.

Check out social media regarding uber driving down one way streets in London , you'd be astonished , accidents every day in London . So yes you do need to know . I'm all for change but not at the safety of the public.

 

[Lighty64]

Just like how Netflix was at the expense of every hard working Blockbuster employee.

Unfortunately their absolute reluctance to adapt to the times and make them more accessible to their customers will sink them. It's not the driver's faults, it's the companies they work for.

i work the ranks in east herts, and 80-90% of the taxis in the Hertford area are sole traders. we are just noticing Uber vehicles creeping into the area, which is hard enough as our council are refusing to cap licenses and a lot of other issues going on

You clearly have no idea what London cab drivers go through to become a driver, it's not like yellow cabs in the states and Canada, nearly all are self employed and it takes 3-5 years to complete the "knowledge", learning every street in and around London

a slight change, i have a few friends doing the knowledge, and at the moment it's getting harder and harder. they let so many in by making it easier for the Olympics and have simply now cracked down.

 

[Lighty64]

Surely in the age of GPS and Google Maps drivers don't need to know every nook, cranny and sidestreet in the city in which they operate.

i don't know if you have ever used a GPS in London? they are not too good lol, i need help with London jobs, and a sat nav nearly got me 3pts for sending me down a 1 way street, had so much going on in the taxi, that i was watching my sat nav so closely i missed the no entry signs luckily the policeman understood

 

[Sweech]

You clearly have no idea what London cab drivers go through to become a driver, it's not like yellow cabs in the states and Canada, nearly all are self employed and it takes 2-3 years to complete the "knowledge", learning every street in and around London

Which isn't the main issue.

Customers want accessibility and communication with ease on the smartphones that everyone now owns. Until companies step up to the plate and provide that level of accessibility they will sink.

Like I said it has absolutely nothing to do with the drivers. It has everything to do with what the companies won't provide for their customers and at the end of the day the customer makes the final decision. They've been getting by from having no competition and haven't adapted to all the technological advancements of the ages. Cabs have basically stayed the same other than with GPS' and some safety measures for the drivers here and there - that's unacceptable for an industry in this day and age.

Now that a rival has come out offering customers what they want that matches modern technology the companies are left scrambling. More worrisome is instead of matching and adapting they'd rather try and use the law to manage control instead of just giving customers what they want.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

I remember him saying that regarding Batshuayi and Janssen. When/where was this new info.

Thanks for the reply.

Page 33, it's why everyone came back in here lol.

 

[Ossie85]

wow, how did this thread turn into a cab discussion?

 

[glospur]

wow, how did this thread turn into a cab discussion?

So now you tell me that 'ITK' doesn't stand for 'Intimate Taxi Knowledge' Thread.

 

[nailsy]

So now you tell me that 'ITK' doesn't stand for 'Intimate Taxi Knowledge' Thread.

Where is @Mr Pink ?

 

[Lighty64]

wow, how did this thread turn into a cab discussion?

there has been news that Uber might become our stadium sponsor, and a few comments about us in the Taxi/family in it, trade are not overally impressed with Uber

 

[Prannay Vats]

Any idea if its possible that we sign both Janssen and Batshuayi, or is it going to be either-or?

 

[gnuelwerdna]

I'd say Batshuayi is less "all rounder" more true 9 (which makes them even less similar IMO), and when you add Berahino to that list, who is nothing like Janssen or Sanabria (from what I have seen) it does make for slightly varied reading doesn't it.

We had the same last year with CM's, where we started with Schniederlin, moved onto Kramer, then onto Imbula and ended up with McCarthy (and now Wanyama). Like moving through a devolution of type.

And we are told we are now being far more specific with our profiling and recruitment now?

Not necessarily specific on the overall type or style. The filter can be based on one or two attributes that Poch think is important and then the others are bonus points.

 

[Tweddled]

Uber excited about that bit of ITK

 

[rabbikeane]

Any idea if its possible that we sign both Janssen and Batshuayi, or is it going to be either-or?

Depends on whether both of them, their families and personal belongings can fit into one Uber

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

Uber going to replace Ryanair as the Club's transportation of choice?

 

[stonecolddeanaustin]

Uber? Taxi?

We're signing Maicon!?!?

 

[Col_M]

Tottenham Uber Alles

 

[Rob]

WTF was the last few pages...

 

[CornerPinDreamer]

WTF was the last few pages...

The detailed plans for Britain to Brexit