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15/12/2023

Another fleet live before the holidays! KLA Taxis have joined us to use our in-vehicle card payment terminals and smart payment link solutions integrated with their data dispatch system. We look forward to working with you!

13/04/2023

Never let your guard down when driving around in your cab.

Just look at what happened recently in Burton, when a mass police operation checked dozens of taxi drivers to see if they operating defective cabs. Some were even caught driving without wearing seat belts!

You never know when the next sting is coming, so better be safe than sorry: https://bit.ly/42w5kjg

They were all checked for defects

12/04/2023

CabCard enables taxi fleets to grow their business and save money.

How? With our range of easy payment collection options and automated fleet management platform.

Do more work, more efficiently and make more money with less effort.

Talk to us today: https://www.cabcard.services/card-payments/taxi-fleets/

CabCard uses real data from its customers to estimate the typical savings amount for a taxi driver. All relevant data is shown below.

11/04/2023

Are you ready for "The Miner"?

The ground-breaking electric taxi is heading to the UK later this year as part of its world tour.

Designed by FinTech firm Etioca, the futuristic cab is almost five meters long, contains seven passenger seats, and is expected to have a range of up to 217 miles.

Do you like the look of it? https://bit.ly/3JlYUKE

07/04/2023

We're quickly becoming a cashless society, and if you don't offer card or contactless payments you might soon be in trouble.

The latest city to say goodbye to cash is St Albans, which has made contactless payments mandatory in cabs so that people can always grab a ride.

If you still only take cash, talk to CabCard; we'll sort you out: https://bit.ly/40eZIb7

All taxis operating in St Albans District will have to accept contactless payments and can no longer be cash only. The rule is intended to improve public safety by ensuring people are not left stranded because they do not have cash. It follows to a growing number of complaints from people who were u...

06/04/2023

How dirty is your cab?

Hopefully not as dirty as this driver's, who has been banned for four weeks after continuing to pick people up while suspended for having a filthy car.

The driver said he didn't realise he had been suspended, but the police weren't buying his story: https://bit.ly/3TkyxcC

A private hire driver who continued to pick up passengers despite being suspended over a filthy car has been handed a four-week ban.

05/04/2023

Cabbies!

Simplify your life right now with CabCard's Pocket 4G Terminal.

Take payments from cards with chip and PIN or contactless.

No phone required.

£99 + VAT. Just 1.5%* + 5p per transaction.

Simplify your driving today: https://bit.ly/3Fp4SJp

CabCard uses real data from its customers to estimate the typical savings amount for a taxi driver. All relevant data is shown below.

30/03/2023

In what's surely a big step forward for EVs, there are now more electric black cabs than diesel-powered ones in London for the very first time.

How many? 6,000 fully-electric black cabs now grace the capital's streets.

Will we see this happen in other cities soon? https://bit.ly/3lntU5a

London now has more electric black cabs than diesel powered ones for the first time, following widespread uptake of taxis in line with London’s net zero

29/03/2023

Emerald taxis were in a bind.

In order to take a card payment from customers, a driver had to call the head office while the customer waited in the vehicle.

Less than ideal.

They took the sensible step of outfitting their divers with CabCard's Pocket Terminals, allowing them to instantly take card payments in their cabs.

Read how we helped them here and get in touch with any questions: https://bit.ly/3YRFzqu

Emerald Taxis is a private hire fleet based in Evesham, Worcestershire, with around 19 vehicles. The company's drivers are self-employed. Emerald had previously been taking cards over the phone using an online system provided by Adelante. This antiquated approach caused some problems for the fleet:

28/03/2023

Plans to move the taxi rank at York's railway station have been criticised as "fundamentally wrong".

The station was designed to have a taxi rank within and it makes sense: commuters need to get to and leave the station ASAP and preferably while dry.

But now it's possible that it will be moved to make way for shops and a pedestrianised area. Will it happen? We'll have to wait and see: https://bit.ly/40jVNtL

A York architect has blasted plans to remove the taxi-rank from the front portico of York Railway Station as 'fundamentally wrong'.

23/03/2023

If you're in the market for a new EV taxi, you're spoilt for choice these days.

But which one is right for you and your business?

This article lists the 10 best choices, with number one being Toyota Prius.

Have a read and see if you agree: https://bit.ly/3XxyuKZ

10 best cars for taxi drivers January 18, 2023 by carwow staff Wondering what cars make good choices for private hire or taxi work? We’ve got 10 great options There are around 200,000 Private Hire Vehicles, or minicabs, in the UK, and a further 58,000 taxis, many of which are conventional cars rat...