London Travel Guide

London is an exciting and vibrant city offering a wide range of activities and sightseeing. It is also one of the safest cities in the world.

To make your experience as enjoyable as possible, you should be as cautious as you are at home.

London Transport

Avoid using an unauthorized cab. The safe cab used is a police-licensed cab. The driver will wear the badge and the driver's cab will display the permit.

When using a rental car, be sure to check the vehicle for any damage before signing the form.

Living in London

Accommodation in London receives a star rating and a diamond rating from the official travel organization. The greater the number of stars or diamonds, the higher the quality.

crime

As with any major city, crime can be a problem. However, if you follow the same basic principles as at home, you will be very safe. Place the wallet and wallet in the zip compartment. Avoid using a backpack. Hang the camera around your neck, not on your shoulders. Never leave your luggage on the floor of a restaurant or bar and carry it with you at all times.

Your money

Changing money at a hotel is not always cost effective. Try to find the best price around. Banks and building associations usually offer the best prices.

Once you have changed your money, be sure to store it in the hotel safe.

Eat and drink

Be alert to the young lady who invites you to have a drink at the bar. These ladies are often escorted, and you may end up paying a few hundred pounds of a drink and a lady's company night privilege.

It is now expected that diners will tip the waiter or waiter in the restaurant. Before you do this, check your bill to see if it contains a service. What we accept is that the tip of about 10% of the total bill is reasonable. However, if the service or food is not good, please do not tip.

arms

Carrying a knife, gun or CS spray in London is illegal.

Important holiday date

The holiday dates for 2010 are as follows:

New Year - January 1st,
Good Friday - April 2,
Easter Monday - April 5th,
Labor Day - May 3,
Spring Bank Holiday - May 31,
Summer Bank Holiday - August 30th,
Christmas - December 27th,
Boxing Day - December 28th.

Our bank is closed during bank holidays, but the most popular stores are now open from 10am to 4pm.

Bank holidays are classified as family days, so there are usually a large number of events to attract everyone.

shopping

During your stay in London, you may let American ladies know that you will get the size of a piece of clothing, which may not disappoint. If your size in the US is 8, you will be here and the scale of Europe is 10. Let us hope that this will not make you lose shopping! If it has any consensus, then the size of the shoes you need is smaller, the size of shoes in the US is 7 and the number of women is 5. Men's size is no exception. However, their shoes are smaller than here.

Driving in London

We can write a book about driving in London. Of course, it's easier to say "Don't do this!" Driving in London is not a pleasant experience. You may be interested to learn that the average speed of a car in London in 1898 was 11 mph, and in 1998 it was also 11 mph, so great progress was made. You may feel a bit comforted because you know there is an excellent underground system that is cheap and fast. If driving is your thing, we have a wealth of information for you to read and digest.

• This is a fact that we are addicted to the roundabout. Roundabouts are located at intersections where traffic is usually heavy. Like or hate ' they work well. Looking at the roundabout near the right, if there is nothing, then there is no need to stop. You must give way to the right and round the roundabout in a clockwise direction. You should indicate your intention to assist other drivers.
• Driving in the UK requires an effective [all] European, US or Canadian license.
• All passengers must wear a seat belt.
• You have to stop completely and see a stop sign and a solid white line on the road, even if you can see your direction.
• Unlike most other countries, if a pedestrian is waiting to cross, the driver must stop on the zebra crossing.
• On the cross, you must stop in red. In amber, you have to wait until all pedestrians pass safely before driving.
• Traffic lights follow the sequence: red [stop], red and amber [ready], green [go].
• We overtake on the right side and quickly return to the left lane after overtaking.
• In response to the massive traffic to London every day, the mayor has introduced congestion charges. This fee applies to vehicles entering the centre of London from Monday to Friday, from 7 am to 6 pm [excluding bank holidays]. The charge is GBP 8 per day. This can be paid in advance by visiting http://www.cclondon.com, and you can also pay in the garage front yard, store, post office and actually in and around the congestion charging zone. You can also pay via SMS now, but you must first register online. Simply send the last four digits of your credit/debit card to 81009 on the day of travel and they will send your receipt number back to you within 30 minutes. If you do not pay the fee before midnight on the day of travel, you will be charged a high fine.
• Parking in London is neither cheap nor easy. If you are parking at the hotel, we recommend that you park your car there and use the pipe. Traffic managers in London have a habit of appearing when you least expect them, followed by a pliers van. The release fee is a bitter fruit to swallow.
• When driving in London, be sure to lock the door. As we all know, when the vehicle is parked in traffic, the gang will strike.

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