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ford proCab™ - “an attraCtive option” Dougie McPherson is a self-employed taxi driver and part of the management team for Glasgow Taxis. He’s been in the trade for around 10 years and is on his
third cab. Having previously driven a Peugeot E7 that he bought from Cab Direct, he now drives a Ford Procab™. He loves driving his cab around Glasgow and has been pleased with the service he has received from Cab Direct.
Ideal Hackney Taxi The Ford Procab™ remains a prevalent choice in cities such as Glasgow. Built on Ford’s popular Tourneo Custom chassis, ProCab™ provides a wealth of equipment, space and safety technology, making it the ideal hackney taxi. Features including a ready-calibrated taximeter, quick release door system, high-impact protection partition screen and driver-controlled remote door locking make it a great taxi for city centre driving. Dougie commented: “ProCab™ is an attractive option – hybrids are too expensive with some of them coming in at 60k!” and “There’s quality in the build – it’s hard to fault.”
Comfortable Cab The cab has a great presence on the road with its new front grille, alloy wheels and smart taxi graphics kit. Inside you’ll find it’s got lots of great features including automatic headlights, air conditioning and heated front seats. The interior technology and safety features are great with 8” colour TFT touchscreen, satellite navigation, voice-activated connectivity, rain-sensing wipers and rear parking sensors. ProCab™ can accommodate up to eight passengers with its six-seat rear compartment. Upfront you can opt for a single/double seat or you can replace the front passenger seats with a front luggage pen - the latter being a requirement in Glasgow City Council. In fact, it’s our roomiest ever hackney with a huge 1180-litre boot. Dougie explained: “ProCab™ is a good-looking cab with a spacious passenger cabin. Most of my passengers comment on how comfortable and spacious it is!” There is also great accessibility. Not only is there plenty of space in the back for passengers, ProCab™ also features our EasyGlide™ under-floor
wheelchair ramp that’s easy to use. The bench in the rear cabin can also slide forward or back for improved accessibility. For wheelchair passengers, there are self-retracting wheelchair tie-downs, and a lap and diagonal three-point seat belt. Twin electric side steps and high- visibility grab handles help passengers safely enter and exit the taxi. Dougie likes the fact that the passenger door is still manual although lots of other cabs have gone automatic. He added: “The foldable seats are well designed for my passengers and the access ramp is so easy to use!” Dougie concluded: “The Ford Procab™ is a comfortable, well- appointed taxi that’s pleasant to spend the day in. I would highly recommend Cab Direct.”
For more information call us on 0800 916 3058, email
info@cabdirect.com or visit
www.cabdirect.com or see our adverts throughout the paper.
autoCab announCes massive european expansion to the igo fare sharing network Austrian partnership expands network across DACH region
Taxi technology company Autocab has announced a partnership with Austrian taxi software provider FMS, that will expand the reach of its own iGo network across Germany,
Austria, the Netherlands and Benelux regions. Launching in early 2020, the combined partnership will give passengers seamless access to 150,000 cars across more than 400 cities – as far as Gdansk in the north, Malaga in the south, Kiev in the east and Lisbon in the west. The agreement means travellers can now use their local taxi firm’s app to book a trip anywhere in Europe covered by the network. It will also significantly benefit those making business trips to Germany, which is a key destination for UK business travellers. Through the network, travel management companies (TMCs) can offer corporate customers convenient access to German fleets, enabling them to use a single platform to book their international ground transportation requirements. Launched in 2017, iGo allows private hire firms to share fares with other companies on the network, whenever their own fleet is unable to fulfil
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a booking. The network is expanding rapidly – in the UK it already includes more than 50% of the private hire market, covering more than 90% of the country. Safa Alkateb, CEO at Autocab, said: “This partnership has created one of the largest fleets of private hire vehicles and taxis in Europe. It is giving travellers a huge amount of choice through an app familiar to them. When they arrive in another city or country, they don’t need to worry about researching local firms – they can simply source a trip using a trusted firm that is partnered with the iGo network.” Founded in 2012, FMS, the parent company behind European taxi- hailing app
taxi.eu, currently operates 50,000 vehicles across 11 European countries. Hermann Waldner, CEO at FMS, said: “This initiative brings together high-quality mobility services to offer truly Pan- European coverage to customers who want the benefit of using local taxis anywhere and at any time.”
For more information call us on 0161 491 7777, email
sales@autocab.com, visit
www.autocab.com or see our advert on page 60-61.
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