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BRIGHTON DRIVERS’ NEW RESPONSIBILITIES
Although Southern Taxis’ usual stream of passengers may be absent during the coronavirus cri- sis, owner Andrew Cheesman is as busy as ever. The firm, which also runs City Cabs Brighton and South Coast Taxis, is the main contractor for the NHS and South Central Ambulance Service and has been ferrying doc- tors, nurses, key workers and pat- ients to hospital. To ensure the safety
of those taking journeys, several steps have been taken to in order to prepare taxis to protect passengers and drivers alike. Andrew said: “Many vehicles have been adapted to have a screen fitted in them to separate the passenger. Staff are also provided with aprons, gloves, face masks and an orange bag. The equipment is only used once, then put in the orange bag and incinerated.”
CHESTERFIELD TAXI FIRM INTRODUCES SAFETY SCREENS
A-Line Taxis based in Chesterfield has introduced protec- tive equipment in its cabs to protect drivers and passen- gers. According to the Derby Telegraph, the firm has made the move to reas- sure its staff and customers who may be put off from being in close prox- imity during the lockdown. Local firm Special- ised Canvas has pro- duced the screens. The company has
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A-Line Taxis has introduced a safety screen to keep drivers and passengers safe
also provided Covid- 19 equipment for the NHS, Ministry of Defence and police forces up and down the country. Nicola Aldersley,
accounts manager at A-Line, said the equipment was ex- tremely useful. She said: “We have launched a stay safe campaign by fitting
a plastic screen pro- tector into taxis. We are the first in Chesterfield to have screens fitted as we wanted to give our customers confi- dence to travel and our drivers the abili- ty to work in a safe environment. “We wanted to plan for the future, as there will be no quick fix to the pan- demic and we believe this simple piece of material will help us and cus- tomers travel safely. Our drivers will also continue their regu- lar cleaning after each passenger to ensure further pro- tection.”
VEEZU INTRODUCES EXTRA SAFETY MEASURES
Veezu has intro- duced new pre- cautionary mea- sures as the pre- vention of Covid 19 becomes a way of everyday life for the foreseeable future and taxi travel a safe and convenient alt- ernative to public transport. These measures are being introduced for all groups within Veezu’s portfolio including Dragon Taxis in South Wales, Go Carz in Shropshire, A2B in Birmingham and Solihull, Amber Cars in Leeds and V Cars in Bath, Bristol and Swindon. The company has made PPE masks
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and gloves available to all Driver Partners as well as trialling innovative in-vehicle protective screens to help separate Driver Partners from passengers. Contactless pay- ment via AirPlay on the Veezu app con- tinues to be en- couraged and spe- cialist regional ve- hicle cleaning sta- tions with a dis- infectant technolo- gy that kills 99.99 per cent of viruses are another measure to be introduced. Passengers are be- ing sent text re- minders to avoid contact while travel- ling with Veezu; to wear a face cloth
and sit in the back seat after washing their hands. Nathan Bowles, CEO at Veezu said: “We have always been an agile and evolving business and are expert at adapting to changing circum- stances. This is a brave new world and we are keen to continue our service with as little impact as possible on our customers and Driv- er Partners, while introducing what safety measures we can. “Covid-19 means we must all find new ways to still go about everyday life safely but conve- niently.”
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