TRUE OR FALSE? FACTS ABOUT LONDON BLACK CABS Most of the drivers rent their vehicles from a proprietor who owns a fleet 1.Taxi drivers are not legally obliged to give change If a large note is offered the driver is entitled to take the cash, and offer to post the change to the passenger's home address T/F Only one percent of London's taxi drivers are women T/F T/F Drivers not have to stop if you hail them, whether or not the yellow 'taxi' sign is lit T/F The first black taxi in London was the hackney coach in the 17th Century, which was pulled by horses T/F Taxis have to be black They are not allowed any forms of advertising on the panels of the cars T/F 7.The 'Knowledge of London' was introduced in 1851 by Sir Richard Mayne after complaints that cab drivers did not know where they were going Passing the Knowledge involves detailed recall of 25,000 streets within a six-mile radius of Charing Cross station It can take three years to pass the test, including the six months it takes to be tested T/ F Answers: 1, 3, 4, 5, are true and are false