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What are the people on motorbikes in London, with maps on the windvisor doing?

Recently, all around London, I have noticed there are many people on mopeds and motorbikes, that have maps taped to a pieice of plastic above the handlebars. They are not pizza delivery people, or seem to be experienced couriers. Does anyone know what they are doing? Are they training for something? Are they rubbish spies? Thanks.

Public Comments

1. they're learning to be taxi drivers.
2. Yes I expect they are doing the 'knowledge' which they need to become taxi drivers
3. They are prospective cab drivers learning 'The Knowledge.'
4. Wow I always thought they were pizza delivery lol
5. Yeah! Rookie taxi drivers learning what they call 'The Knowledge'.......Lets face it....to find their way around London.....they have a whole lot of learning to do!!
6. they are baby taxi drivers and when they grow up the turn into black money box drivers er i mean black cab drivers
7. yes "the Knowledge" - typically takes 2 years to qualify. You have learn a large number of basic routes across the city. This is why London taxi drivers generally know where they are going unlike say New York and many other major world cities!