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Brummie Cabbie
 Post subject: Re: Knowledge tests
PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 4:23 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Brummie Cabbie wrote:
And the Brum PH Knowledge Test, brought in about 18 months ago is identical, except there are only 600ish routes and two-point locations in the syllabus.

There were about 6 HC reps, (your's truly being one of them) asked to take a verification (dummy) test just before it went live.

Sh*t it was hard.



so, er, does that make you the....

Dummy Brummy?

Dummy as in imitation, fake, mock, pretend, replica test!

Not dummy as in wannabe!!

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Sussex
 Post subject: Re: Knowledge tests
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my favy still is Westdene! :oops:

:?

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Jochen Lembke
 Post subject: Re: Knowledge tests
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Yeah, it should be a confused smiley, only the other looked more appealing, as if expressing how to experience complete disaster. :)

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mancityfan
 Post subject: Re: Knowledge tests
PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:11 pm 
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Despite the strict test in brum,the fleet has increased 43.47% since 1999.
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Knowledge tests
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mancityfan wrote:


Akin to plate barrons really.make the test hard less drivers,restriction of trade?


Hardly, a knowledge test hopes to guarantee a punter has a 50/50 chance of getting from A to B by a reasonable route, if the driver cant achieve that they dont need a plate

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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Knowledge tests
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Brummie Cabbie wrote:

Not dummy as in wannabe!!

For that I might just take the next job that passes your rank, just for spite

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blackpool
 Post subject: Re: Knowledge tests
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Knowledge test,plate barons ? Give it up it gets boring.back to knowledge tests,do you know how to get from the tower to pleasure beach ? Youve passed :D
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mancityfan
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Yes get a team?
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mancityfan
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blackpool
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There not running till easter,get one of those cab things instead ..
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wannabeeahack
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mancityfan wrote:
Yes get a tram?


thats what he drives, which i why he cant go out of town, the cable wont let him =D>

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blackpool
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Wish it was at 2 quid a go ! I can only fit 6 in .
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Wish it was at 2 quid a go ! I can only fit 6 in .

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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Knowledge tests
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This is the Taxi trade in the EuroZone

Greece wants a new handout



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blackpool wrote:
Wish it was at 2 quid a go ! I can only fit 6 in .

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