Abigail Brady wrote: > On 7/16/07, *Andy Allan* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > ... not in my experience! They all use GPS devices, and the last time > I got a taxi he took us to the wrong part of Hammersmith (the > streetname was similar to the one we wanted, and pulled out an A-Z. > > > Was that a real taxi driver (who do have to pass this scary test), or > a mini-cab person? I remember recently(ish) getting in a proper London Taxi at City Airport... and asking for the Road Name I wanted... blank look from the Taxi driver. I then said Beckton (which is basically the far end of City Airports runway... still blank looks.... So I had to direct him myself :(
He did seem worried when I got him to stop outside an anonymous building with Radio Masts on an Industrial Estate. Cheers Chris _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk-gb
