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🎧 Episode Title: “Caught on Camera: Michael Partridge’s Story – From Revoked Licence to Redemption” 📄 Description: In this episode of the WizAnn Podcast, we sit down with London taxi driver Michael Partridge, who shares his real-life story of being filmed by a vigilante cyclist and facing the full force of TFL’s disciplinary system. Michael opens up about what happened, how it felt to lose — and...

Alex White is a remarkable software and database developer whose journey is a testament to perseverance, innovation, and belief in possibility. Despite being diagnosed with ME and later with Autism and ADHD, Alex took on one of the toughest intellectual challenges imaginable — The Knowledge. Driven not by ego but by curiosity and determination, Alex discovered early on that The Knowledge isn’t abo...

🎓💼 Is a University Degree Really Worth It? 🚕💭 In this eye-opening conversation, we sit down with Dominic Dispirato (Artist) and Henry Wentworth (Filmmaker) to explore whether pursuing a university degree is still the best path in today’s world. What if there was a smarter way — where you could gain real-world knowledge, secure lifelong job stability, and still have the freedom to chase your cr...

Follow your Dreams and become a London Cab Driver, You will experience a freedom that is really hard to find or match in any other career

Here Dean and Dave have a light discussion about the new 6000 set list of points released by TFL for Londons aspiring taxi drivers to learn before getting their green badge

There are many unwritten rules when driving a taxi in London, but whose rules are the right rules. In Tom Hutleys new survey he attempts to get some consensus on the best practise and most courteous way to deal with the grey areas regarding the day to day competition between Londons Taxi Drivers To take the survey here is the link This is where I’m at with the etiquette survey - Tom Hutley https:/...

A general chat about the Insurance in the Taxi Trade

Dean, David and Paul discuss the legalisation of pedicabs

We discuss being a fit and proper person to drive a cab This is the link to the document explaining eligibility https://content.tfl.gov.uk/taxi-and-private-hire-policy-july-2023.pdf

The new TFL points list for students studying the knowledge is now out. Here we discuss that and many of the other proposed changes and the possible problems they may cause

Doing the Knowledge of London is hard, Doing it alone is even harder. Here we discuss some of the things needed

When deciding to do the Knowledge of London many people think it may be a good idea to do the relatively easy yellow badge first. In this podcast we explain what a bad idea that is

Reps from the three biggest orgs join Paul Byron  to talk about the struggles of daily life at Heathrow airport, Europes biggest taxi rank.

Phil Leach talks about his issues getting licensed after finally completing the knowledge

More chats with students on the Knowledge who gladly share their experiences with candour. Joanne Warby Max Robinson

More chats with students on the Knowledge who gladly share their experiences with candour. Bill Hardy Alfie Scully

Paul Byron is joined by a Taxi Driver and PHV driver to discuss the difference

Talking with Jake Burton and Tom Collins about their journey and choices on the Knowledge

In this podcast myself, Danny and Jamie just chat about the knowledge in general, the sometimes long and necessary journey. The difference between a cabbie route and a knowledge route and many more things to boot

Crazy Ginger Cabbie is back, here we discuss all things knowledge and trade related

Blagging Appearances, reminiscing about Mr Swire. Tips for the Knowledge in general. Point to point tactics and many more topics covered in this riveting conversation

Only 3% of Londons taxi drivers are women. In this episode we talk with Zoe Heyes about how and why she chose to begin the Knowledge of London. See how we learn and repeat runs. Zoe gives an honest account of how it is all going and the difficulties involved but ultimately it is worth it.

A honest discussion between the UCG and the LTDA