With the recent TfL requirement for London taxi drivers to prove their ability to speak English, the topic of language proficiency for taxi drivers has become a topic that affects firms across the UK. Regardless of where you’re based, you … Continue Reading
Customer Spotlight: ABC Cars (Harlow) delighted with Autocab’s ScanCoin Driver Payment Collection System
Collecting rent payments from drivers is often a time-consuming, laborious and sometimes unpleasant task facing private hire and taxi firm owners up and down the country each and every week. Rent day can mean arguments with drivers over what’s due. … Continue Reading
How social media can grow your private hire taxi business
The statistics surrounding social media are staggering. Facebook has 1.7 billion monthly active users and 1.13 billion daily active users who spend, on average, more than 20 minutes per day on the platform. That is one huge, free market out … Continue Reading
Should you run a ‘Green Fleet’? The pros and cons of electric/hybrid vehicles in the private hire & taxi industry
There are many elements that need to be taken into consideration when investing in a single vehicle or even a new fleet of vehicles and it’s a lot more than simply if you like the colour! Is the make and … Continue Reading
Grow your Business: Want to communicate with your customers? – Send a Text Message!
Nothing is more frustrating and demoralising than having drivers sitting around, with their meters off, waiting for customers or accounts to book a car! For drivers, controllers and operators to make money, your fleet needs to be on the move, … Continue Reading
Participate, engage & be heard – are you making the most of your social media presence?
Social media, it’s clear to see, is much more than a passing phase – whilst it may have begun as a way for people to connect and stay in contact with people, it has since become a valuable communication channel … Continue Reading
Autocab’s transition to a SaaS business model assures future growth
Autocab launched a suite of cloud-based solutions in 2015, including its market-leading taxi dispatch system, Ghost. The business model for the cloud-based system is built on low monthly recurring Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscriptions charged per car, per week instead of the … Continue Reading
Do taxi drivers need to smarten up?
Taxi drivers in Ireland may soon be required to follow a dress code, or even wear a uniform, according to the National Transport Authority. Could this be part of an attempt to revitalise the industry? Private hire taxi drivers in … Continue Reading
Growing your private hire business: How to keep your fleet on the road this winter
As the nights draw in and the roads get icier, it’s time to consider the impact of the coming winter on your fleet of vehicles. Inevitably, in these darker winter months there’s an increased risk of accidents. In 2015, according … Continue Reading
What to do if your taxi firm receives bad press
When the message is a positive one, word of mouth is one of the most powerful tools in helping you grow your private hire taxi business. Of course if that message is a negative one… it can have a damaging … Continue Reading