London taxis: The cabbie teaching women the Knowledge for freeCome rain or shine, Lisa Seymour teaches women the Knowledge for free from her home in Deptford, south-east London.
The Knowledge was introduced as a requirement for London taxi drivers back in 1865, as drivers must have a thorough knowledge of the capital given they can be asked to go anywhere. With her maps at the ready, Lisa teaches women how to learn the quickest routes through London to help them pass the qualification and become licensed London taxi drivers, in what is a male-dominated industry.
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onthekol Heard about Lisa well done x
Don’t know why they bother with the knowledge. Black cabs always needed directions to my address in Pimlico when I lived there in 2021.
Well done Lisa, you’re doing a great job 👍
Always a pleasure giving her my points outside Blackfriars Road - well done Lisa 👍
Massive respect, love this!
Good on ya girl.. Luckily when I came out of the Army the British Legion sponsored 5 guys a year and put them through the knowledge..I lived in Bexleyheath and luckily a guy in Welling was doing the same. We just top & tailed the moped. Week of days, week of nights. 21 months.😊
AStrangerJ well done 👏
Well done Lisa 👏👏👏👏
How wonderfully nice!? Well done for making world a better place ….!
Who gives a shit?
Good Luck 🌈✌🏻
Brilliant 🤩
taxikp13 Good for that lady personally I get ill looking at that map Is the best job in the world
A 100% inspiration. Well done Lisa
Fantastic
I remember Lisa, she was a points collector when I was on the knowledge. Good for you Lisa…👍👍👍
The standards are high for a reason
That’s fantastic Lisa 👏🏼👏🏼, keep going darling I’ve been out 23 yrs & STILL love being a female cabbie 🥰. & one of only 453 I believe. It’s still the best job in world & so flexible. Your a credit to the trade 👊🏼❤️
I Left London back in 1992, drove all over the place and knew all the short-cuts. Now I would need to do the knowledge as they are no more than flower potholes. Good luck with the training. Does this mean you will get a cuppa in the cabins?
Very noble we’ll done, but ‘they say it’s a man’s job’ ..who’s ‘they’?….the door has always been open for absolutely anyone!!!
I love what you are doing. Keep going this is a great job for both men and woman👍🏻
So inspiring. Thanks Liv_Demetriades for creating the video and spreading awareness. We'd love to get in touch with Liv as we're a creative agency passionate about championing women. Do you happen to have her details? DM us if so. 🫶
Well done 👏🏻
Well deserved ❤️
RickyMac81 There are a lot of myths surrounding the KOL and who can do it. People like Lisa are helping to dispel those and show that it is achievable for those that want to apply themselves and go for it. More power to her 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Best cabbies in the world 👏
Nice one Lisa..it was a pleasure to have known you on KoL!
This is amazing. What a woman👍🏼👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Respect. Xxx
It’s great to publicise the fact that the Knowledge of London is still open to everybody, as it always has been!
Well done Lisa xx
Fantastic well done Lisa. Now there’s one of London’s finest 👍
I can’t think of any other trade or business that discriminates less (if not at all) than the black cab trade,whatever your ethnicity,gender or sexuality,as soon as you get the badge you’re on exactly the same playing field as every other cab driver.
Ours is the best job in the world, Lisa is an inspiration to so many setting out on the Knowledge, great stuff!!
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