More Plastic
Money on the
roads
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f you are a driver working in any of our recession when cash is tight. For the fi rst administration of petty cash and are
major cities or out of the airports you will few weeks of the year people were adopting encouraging employees to use their Corporate
know that every week you are asked, “Do a bunker position, staying home and not Cards where possible. Thatʼs one of the
you take cards?” Some drivers may not like eating out as much as they used to but as reasons why more and more taxi drivers are
it but the majority are fi nding if they can take we rolled on towards Spring the attitude being asked “ Do you take cards?”
cards then they can increase their business changed to “ well this is it and itʼs here for
and in these tough times we all need to a while so we may as well get back to going Prompted by these requests and the low
increase business. out but maybe watch the cash”. Card usage cost card service offered by CabCard
was seen to increase. Services there have been thousands and
There has been some interesting research thousands more drivers signing up to
into the behaviour of the commuter in a Companies have tightened up on their CabCard in the last 12 months.
Top tips to help you make more money
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. Have all your CabCard signage on display. If customers
know that you can take cards you will be pulled out of
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Make sure you donʼt miss out on fares from customers who the ranks for those lucrative jobs. Signage is free of charge
want to pay by card. Sign on to CabCard and rent a terminal
to all CabCard drivers make sure yours is fresh and can
service for only £3.25 a week (see opposite page for details)
be seen. We are happy to send out fresh replacements as
you need it.
2
.Once you have got the service ALWAYS ask ʻDo you want
to pay by card ? Drivers often report that if passengers can
pay by card they will often make a longer journey – going
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. Sign up for
www.netacab.com. This is our website which
is advertised to millions of passengers through the Flybe In
all the way home or to the offi ce instead of just to the
fl ight magazine. These readers could be booking a journey
nearest station.
with you.
3
. Make sure that your terminal is set up to prompt for a tip.
Drivers report that 8 out of 10 people who pay by card will
also add a tip.
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. Recommend a fellow driver. We are always delighted to
receive recommendations from satisfi ed drivers and will
thank drivers with an extra £10.00 for every recommended
4
. Always offer a receipt. Our new CabCard receipt cards
driver who joins us once they are successfully trading with us.
have a space for you to add your contact details. This
means you can be contacted for a return journey. Packs
CabCard Services would like to thank all their customers for
of receipt cards are free to all CabCard drivers .( PDF of using their service in 2009 and wish all drivers an enjoyable
receipt card) festive season and a busy and prosperous 2010
L
John Cowe’s
ondon Taxis
Finance
Available
Direct Ltd
Scotland’s TAXICAB SALES/ BUSINESS PACKAGESnull& SERVICE
newly
1st FOR QUALITY, 1st FOR VALUE, and 1st FOR CUSTOMER SUPPORT
appointed
LTI service
Telephone No 0141 771 0110
www.taxisdirect.co.uk
agent!
enquiries@londontaxisdirect.fsnet.co.uk
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