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AUTOCAB’S PLEA TO SUPERMARKETS – MAKE USE OF UK TAXI DRIVERS WILLING TO FULFIL HOME DELIVERIES


On 26 March Auto- cab launched their campaign urging supermarkets to take advantage of the thousands of taxi drivers who have been left with little or no work due to the coronavirus outbreak. These drivers are ready and willing to be out there mak- ing home deliveries on behalf of UK supermarkets. Through their iGo network, the com- pany can provide supermarkets with instant access to more than 80,000


drivers across the UK, who could all potentially be mak- ing deliveries. Despite being told to stay at home, it’s proving increasing- ly difficult for people to secure home delivery slots. But this is one way to avoid the public venturing out. There’s also the added benefit of local taxis being able to make quick trips as they know their local areas so well. As they don’t need to wait for multiple orders to be loaded onto


nies, however, they can gain access to even more


re-


vans they can also offer a much more on-demand service. “We completely understand and empathise with the


strain that super- markets are under”, says Safa Alkateb, CEO of Autocab. “Over the past week we have seen


them go on a huge recruitment drive to get more staff in- stores. “By collaborating with taxi compa-


source, and very quickly. “We are all in this together and there are taxi drivers all over the UK ready to help.” The technology that provides the option for online customers to use taxi drivers is already available and is proven – it has been trialled by Co-op – so it can be up and running quickly.


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