Your experience will be like no other taxi experience in the
world. It is a much higher class of taxi transport than you have ever
experienced before. When you arrive at Heathrow and you leave for your final
destination, when it is in a Heathrow taxi you can be assured that you will be
in a clean and comfortable environment, driven by a professional and courteous
driver who is dedicated to their profession.
If you want to qualify to be a fully licensed driver of a London
Cab, you must pass a rigorous exam called The Knowledge. Because the city of
London also regulates Heathrow Airport, if you want to be a Heathrow Airport
Taxi driver, you must also pass The Knowledge.
The Knowledge Is One of the Toughest Exams in the World
The Knowledge Is One of the Toughest Exams in the World
In order to pass The Knowledge, all Heathrow Taxi Drivers must
undergo extensive training classes. Studying in preparation for the exam can
take anywhere between 2 to 4 years. This is because every fully licensed Cab
driver is required to memories and knows by heart every point of interest and
little detail about 25,000 streets within a 6 mile radius throughout central
London. That is a lot of information to learn, even with two to four years of
preparation. This is why London Cabs are so highly regarded throughout the
world. The drivers are able to quickly make split second adjustments to the
route to avoid traffic or other incidents to get you to your destination as
quickly and as safely as possible. They will do this based on their own
knowledge and instinct. You won’t see your taxi driver reaching for a satellite
navigation device to help them avoid construction, or looking at a map for an
alternate route, or radioing dispatch for help. They will instinctively know
where to go.
Sometimes, your Heathrow Airport Taxi company can not only do a
pick up and drop off for you at the airport, but they can also be hired to take
you on personalized tours of London that are specifically tailored to your
interests. Who knows? They might even be able to point something out to you
that one of those tour guides would have absolutely no knowledge of otherwise.
The experience is sure to be one that is unique and there are many benefits to
hiring a cab instead of heading for the buses or underground.
