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GLASGOW TAXIS TAKES THE CLEANLINESS OF VEHICLES UP A GEAR TO REASSURE PUBLIC
Scotland’s biggest taxi firm is taking new measures to reassure the public about cleanliness and safety. Glasgow Taxis Ltd has taken delivery of an “ozone genera- tor” vehicle cleaning unit. The device completely sanitises the interior of a vehicle in just 15 minutes and will be available for free use to all GTL taxis. In addition, branded cleaning kits are being made avail- able to every driver in the city. Glasgow WE Today reports that users are being assured that the city’s taxis will be one of the safest forms of transport during Covid-19. All taxis are being provided with sig- nage to promote the campaign and ‘Sep- arated, Sanitised, Safe’ messaging. The measures are being taken thanks to a partnership bet- ween the firm and vehicle care special- ists Supagard. Dougie McPherson, Glasgow Taxis chair- man, said: “Our new safe taxi campaign will support our drivers and send a clear message to customers – we are your safest and
result of the 15- minute process is a completely germ- free environment. Branded products including surface sanitiser,
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bottle, air freshener and 70 per cent alcohol hand sanitis- ing gel which will supplement
the
Branded cleaning kits are being made available to all drivers
cleanest taxi trans- port option. “Add to this the fact that all our vehicles are fully partitioned and we believe we can now offer the safest public trans- port experience in Scotland. “We know people and businesses will be looking for reas- surance and a new level of service in the months ahead and believe this partnership will en- able Glasgow Taxis to deliver on that expectation.” The new Glasgow Taxis vehicle saniti- sation unit started cleaning
taxis
recently. The device placed in the back seat of taxis converts oxy- gen into ozone and back to oxygen. The
generator are avail- able to drivers for discounted pur- chase as a pack. James Smyth, tech- nical director of Supagard,
said:
“We’re delighted to partner with Glas- gow Taxis and help offer a solution to their customers who are seeking reassur- ance at this time. “We’ve seen a huge demand for this
form of sanitisation over the past two months with our products proving popular with cus- tomers all looking to ensure increased levels of cleanliness in their vehicles.”
MUCH LOVED SLOUGH TAXI DRIVER FALLS VICTIM TO CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus has claimed the life of a much loved taxi driver and member of the Sikh commu- nity - leaving his family, friends and work colleagues devastated. Satnam Singh Dhesi, 63, from, Cippen- ham had lived in Slough all his life. According to the Slough and South Bucks Observer, Mr Dhesi was popular with his colleagues, he was also a keen footballer and a reg- ular helper and supporter at the Singh Sabha Foot- ball Academy in
Slough. The virus struck suddenly. Mr Dhesi was taken to Wex- ham Park Hospital by his family after developing a cough and breathing diffi- culties - he died two weeks later. He leaves a large family including his mother Amar Kaur Dhesi, his widow Harjeet, sons Har- preet, Gurpreet and Jaspreet and five grandchildren. His niece Pavindeep said: “We decided to set up a JustGiving page in his honour to raise as much money as possible
Satnam Singh Dhesi
to donate to the intensive care unit at Wexham Park Hos- pital, to show our appreciation and thanks for all their hard work looking after him.
“The help and sup- port we received from them was unbelievable and gave us some sort of reassurance that he was in good hands. The fund has al- ready reached over £5,600. To donate please visit:
www.justgiving.com/ crowdfunding/sat nam-dhes i?utm_ term=X9PaVJD9W
PHTM would like to extend their condo- lences to the family, friends and col- leagues of Satnam Singh Dhesi at this very sad time.
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