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£1000 TIP MAKES NOTTINGHAM CABBIE A VERY MERRY MAN
I was 256ft above the ground, binoculars pressed close to my eyes, scouring the town below me. The top of the Victoria Cen- tre was the perfect vantage point
from
which to start my search for another lucky cabbie to tip. To the east I could see the four statues of Mar- ket Square,
to the
south, the remains of Nottingham Castle. This seemed a likely place to find cabbies congregating. So, don- ning my trilby, I began a brisk walk, making my way there in ten minutes. It wasn’t long before I located the Robin Hood statue, but there was no sign of my sticker. Hoping his bow and arrow might point me in the right direction, I picked up the pace and headed for St. Peter’s Church. Racing round the cor- ner, I could see Market Square just ahead of me. Suddenly there were cars, people and…what
was
that…a flash of blonde hair, electric blue mac.
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION WITH TX4 EURO 5
Muhammad Idrees with his cheque
Yes, my sticker! I chased after owner,
the flagging him
down just near Notting- ham train station. I leapt into his cab revealing my identity before land- ing a grand in his hand. My lucky cabbie’s name was Muhammad Idrees from Nottingham and it’s safe to say he was absolutely thrilled with his win. “This is amazing, I’m in complete shock,” he said. “I believe
just can’t I’ve won
£1000. Business has been so quiet recently, this is going to make my year!” So there you have it, yet another cabbie £1000 better off. Next
month it could be your turn, but you’ve got to get a sticker. To get your sticker call Swinton Taxi Division today for a quote on 0800 024 1013* or visit the Swinton Taxi Division website at
www.swintontaxi.co.uk Terms and condi- tions do apply – go online for details. *Calls may be record- ed and monitored.
Don’t forget, I’m on Facebook and Twitter too (just search for Mystery Tipper), where you can even vote for where you want me to tip next. See our adverts on pages 1, 3, 9, 24, 25 and 80.
Ashley David Taxis, based at Loughbor- ough University was typical of most region- al
RELIABLE PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS ‘It was
Owner Ashley Butch- ers said:
taxi companies.
They were seeing an increase in business, but were having to turn away work as they found it hard to recruit permanent drivers.
beginning to affect our growth plans and our reputation as we just couldn’t get drivers to work
the hours.
Recruitment advertis- ing costs were high and didn’t bring in any new full time drivers.’ Ashley then spoke to
EU-Taxidrivers.co.uk, who train drivers at their training offices in Bucharest. continues:
Ashley ‘EU
Taxidrivers were a life saver, they had 70 candidates
who
attended a training course designed for our company, and eventually ten drivers were selected. It cost
PAGE 78 So
Drivers looking to upgrade to a greener, cleaner vehicle, can put their orders in for the new TX4 (Euro 5), on the road from just £31,995; now available from all London Taxi Company retail out- lets, from London to Edinburgh. The Euro 5 variant, available in a new range of colours, is effectively the same vehicle as the Euro IV model, but with a few important distinctions. Annual Road Tax: The Automatic variant has reduced annual road tax costs of £150 per year. Improved Warranty: All TX4 (Euro 5) mod-
els have a new unlimit- ed mileage core engine
which runs alongside the existing compre- hensive
warranty, 3-year/
100,000 miles manu- facturer’s warranty. Colour range: Cus- tomers can choose from new fresh colours
including
Ocean Blue and Spice Bronze. Drivers will still also receive 12 months’ RAC membership, as well as access to The London Taxi Company dedicated approved service dealer net- work, of more than 60 operators across the UK. Sales Director Rob Laidler said: “The ben- efits of our work to reduce particulates and emissions for driv- ers is that the road tax drops a band and costs less than TX4
(Euro IV). “The new core engine warranty has been developed as part of our work to reassure the trade of the integri- ty and durability of our vehicle when main- tained properly, and also to reiterate to the industry that our vehi- cle
remains the
cleanest and most effi- cient London Taxi to date.”
For more information on the new TX4 (Euro 5), please either con- tact your nearest local dealer or alter- natively
visit
www.london-taxis.co.uk See our advert on page 40.
AUTOCAB’S NEW VISA CARD: THE SMART WAY TO PAY
us £500 per driver, but then the driver pays us back when he starts working.
in
essence it was free to recruit. The drivers work seven days a week and always pay their rent on time. They all wear shirts and ties and our cus- tomers are better off for them.’ Ashley David Taxis now has 40 drivers from
EU-Taxidrivers.co.uk and as a result in the last 18 months their turnover has doubled. For more informa- tion, visit:
www.eu-taxidrivers.co.uk Tel: 0845 8729845 See our advert on page 28.
Save time and money with Autocab’s new Prepaid Visa Card, the smart way to credit your drivers and for your drivers to pay you rent. The Prepaid Visa Card is the innovative pay- ment scheme from Autocab and is the first integrated prod- uct of its kind in the taxi industry. The Prepaid Visa Card offers a quick secure and convenient way of paying your fleet. So how does it work? Simply, all drivers in your
fleet will be
issued with their own Prepaid Visa Card. You will then be able to transfer credit directly onto each driver’s individual card, allow- ing all drivers to be paid in one easy process and radically reducing fleet man-
agement costs and time. In addition, your Driv- ers’ rent can also be paid using their Pre- paid Visa Card, again dramatically saving time and eliminating any possibility of late payment. The Prepaid Visa Card works like any other conventional
Visa
Credit / Debit Card. The card can used to make
chip-and-pin
payments, online and telephone banking and even cash with- drawals at ATMs. There is no reason to worry though, as there cannot be purchases unless there is credit on the card, so elimi- nating the possibility of card abuse. Also, your drivers do not need an existing bank account or Visa Card to be eligible for their
own Prepaid Visa Card. So if you want a simple, quick, cost- reducing way of paying your fleet and for your drivers to pay you rent, Autocab’s innovative Prepaid Visa Card is the answer. Contact us today to learn more, or visit
Autocab.com for more information. 0161 491 7777
info@autocab.com
www.autocab.com See our advert on page 33.
PHTM FEBRUARY 2012
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