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Last time I was in London, I mentioned the name of a grotty backpackers hostel, not even remembering what road it was on, and the driver immediately started off
by vertex-four 12y ago
Last time I was in London, I mentioned the name of a grotty backpackers hostel, not even remembering what road it was on, and the driver immediately started off towards it.
Compare this to having to mess about on Google Maps for five minutes to figure out where we're going and potentially end up on the wrong side of the city anyway, which has happened to me in other cities. There's definitely something in having your driver have knowledge of the city.
- aianus 12y agoI think the vast majority of people would rather look it up on Google Maps for five minutes and save $5.
- vertex-four 12y agoIf they can look things up on Google Maps, they can take the tube or the bus or even cycle, reduce congestion, and hopefully save that £2.94.
- jedc 12y agoI got into a black taxi once, and read off the text that my wife had sent telling me where to meet her. She didn't know the name of the restaurant and got the name of the street wrong. The taxi driver just said, "Do you mean [restaurant name] on [name of correct street]?" And sure enough, he was right.