- Savoy Court in London is the only road where drivers must drive on the right instead of the left.
- The arrangement allows taxis dropping off theatre-goers to avoid blocking the hotel entrance and pick up guests conveniently.
- An old theory suggests the practice dates back to horse-drawn carriages, allowing women seated behind the driver to alight without walking around the carriage.
- To prevent accidents, 'IN' and 'OUT' signs are painted on the ground, but traffic congestion was so severe in the 1960s that a police officer was stationed at the Strand to direct traffic.