Mercedes Vito Taxi – making
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life better for the disabled
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shattered my leg, I effectively had no more use of my right leg, and I was
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life I thought that being a cab driver would get me sat down and handling the
passengers would be easier. Little did I know what was ahead of me!
Managing the types of people you get nowadays can be a bit tough but
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has suffered as well because all the pressure has gone on to that leg. All my
mates around Swindon have been brilliant – as I fell out of my taxi they would
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be there to let me fall into their arms, pity there are not more women drivers in
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“Then about a year ago I heard this new Mercedes taxi was coming out
in London. It seemed to be well liked by quite a few of the drivers I knew
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have a look.
Competitive premiums for:
It was great! Hallelujah! It had so much more legroom; it was so comfortable
for me as a driver that I just had to have one. I ordered my Mercedes Vito
• Private & public hire vehicles
Taxi earlier this year and took delivery in August. And frankly it has been one
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done 20,000 miles and my improved comfort in the driving seat has been so
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remarkable that the pain in my left leg has started to reduce. That is worth a
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over 6ft tall or anyone who has back problems. Try out the new Mercedes
Vito Taxi and it could change your life – it has changed mine!
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Then, there are the running costs of the Mercedes. I thought it was going
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the fantastically improved quality and reduced down time you get with cabs available*
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due at 20,000 miles. And as for the fuel consumption, the Mercedes is
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also been delighted with the service I get from Rygor, the local Mercedes
Garage. There were a lot of other drivers in Swindon who said the Mercedes
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garage was going to be expensive on both labour and parts, but my early
experience of Rygor has been really good. I decided to get cruise control
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Taxi has to be one of the best new year resolutions a taxi driver can make – it
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