POINT OF SALE...POINT OF SALE..
IS THERE GOING TO BE AN ALTERNATIVE CHEAPER PURPOSE-BUILT HACKNEY TAXI PRODUCED?
Announcement by Asher Moses, CEO of Sherbet Electric Taxis: “With the price of electric taxis going through the roof and the market monopolised, it is vitally important to bring on board other vehicle manufacturers to supply vehicles to the licensed London taxi trade. “Today we pulled together a meeting with the heads of industry on how to bring alternative vehicles into both the London market and the international taxi market. “People meeting up together included Jevon Thurston-Thorpe and Roy McMaster from Penso.
Jevon was in- strumental to the design of the TX1 and Roy put tog- ether the Mercedes conversion. Also joining us from The Stellantis Group was Brad Miller, Zena Allert, Richard Chamberlain and Scott Finding. It’s a very exciting time! Watch this space.”
THE INDUSTRY BOUNCES BACK AS THE TAXI SHOP KEEPS FIGHTING AND DIVERSIFIES
Traditionally, the beginning of any year in the motor industry is ordinarily the quietest. However, contrary to the norm, we have experienced a swell in orders from owner
drivers and operators alike. The pre-covid market when compared with today’s is poles apart and the guys and girls on the road are reporting too much work with a deficit of drivers and vehicles. The market share for those remaining post-covid and for newcomers into the taxi/PH trade has almost doubled after the industry lost 50% of its licensed drivers and operators.
After what has been a great struggle, losing entire vehicle supplies for almost three years and watching many well established parts manufacturers fall into bankruptcy, it seems the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter as we move forward into this year. The supply of vehicles is slowly becoming reliable with the Renault Trafic dominating as best seller for January and February, followed closely by the Ford Tourneo, both of which have begun arriving for delivery. Thankfully, due to some well managed ordering and a clear vision for the future, we have secured a steady flow of new commercial vehicles for our valued customers to see out 2023.
There remains many challenges this year and The Taxi Shop has had to and will continue to diversify to confront these challenges keeping the industry
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moving. It seems, across the UK, the tide is changing for many in the trade as the influx of new and old taxi business owners invest in brand new vehicles to supply the demand for the next five years plus. Our message to all in the business is to keep fighting and diversify as much as possible, nowadays sticking to the old ways is not always the best.
For more information call 01525 717695, visit
www.thetaxishop.com or see our advert on page 27.
MARCH 2023 PHTM
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