COVID-19: FIRMS STEP UP -
BLUELINE TAXIS, NEWCASTLE LAUNCHES ‘NORTH-EAST DELIVEROO’ SERVICE
Blueline Taxis in Newcastle has laun- ched a delivery ser- vice linking the region’s businesses with their cus- tomers. The firm has hundreds of drivers and recently laun- ched its new Grab app. A website also went live at the same time: www.
grabnortheast.co.uk. Tom Shanks, the company’s finance director, said: “We thought why can’t we deliver products as well as people? It’s a North-East ver- sion of Deliveroo or Uber Eats, but using our taxis and the
Tom Shanks with a new delivery van
local regional food and drink sector. The app also caters for other products
and suppliers. “It’s been a massive challenge to our business and we’ve
TIVERTON CABBIES HELP VULNERABLE COPE WITH CORONAVIRUS
Taxi drivers across Tiverton have team- ed up to offer sup- port for those who need it during the coronavirus crisis. Tony Rowe of TK Taxi Service, Rob Red- man of Castle Cabs and Marek Polovka of Frankies Taxis say they have been help- ing the elderly, vul- nerable and mem- bers of the NHS. Tony said: “We have been looking after our regulars, the elderly, those who are stuck at home. We have been doing vulnerable people’s shopping. We want to let people know we are here for them as some don’t think we’re working at all. “It’s nice to get out and about and there’s a positive
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had to adapt. We have the capacity to make thousands of deliveries every day. “Grab is also going to be an important lifeline for thou- sands of isolated local people. “We’ve already cir- culated £25,000 worth of vouchers among NHS and other vital workers as we thought it was the right thing to do. We’ve also distribut- ed 500 custom- made gift boxes to hospitals and ambu- lance stations as our way of saying thank you to our amazing NHS workers.”
GLOBETROTTERZ, CHESTER OFFERS HALF-PRICE JOURNEYS
Tony Rowe of TK Taxi Service, Rob Redman of Castle Cabs and Marek Polovka of Frankies Taxis
atmosphere around the place.” Rob added: “We have also been run- ning nurses around to hospitals. People have appreciated it, and the staff at stores such as Tesco have been really helpful to us.” Marek added that
their cabs are regu- larly cleaned and they are looking after themselves during this time. He said: “People are sitting in the back of the cab, so they keep a distance and it’s not too bad. Some are wearing masks.”
A Chester taxi firm which previously specialised in taking passengers to air- ports is now offering half-price journeys to key workers wanting to travel around Chester. Globetrotterz is expanding its ser- vice to include using private hire vehicles around the area. Trevor Owens, who has run the business from his Blacon home,
explained
there will be a new base set up for the taxi firm and jour- neys would be half price so key workers and others making essential journeys can reach vulnerable people more easily. He said: “As a com- pany we will be offering 50 per cent
Trevor Owens, of Globetrotterz in Chester
discount on all taxi trips over this lock- down to help people out. Also, as a com- pany, we are not charging our drivers a weekly settle to help them out. “We will be offering lots of things to help drivers through this hard time; our aim is to give much-need- ed choice back in to the private hire mar-
ket, giving good quality service and clean reliable cars, cabs and minibuses. “We will also be operating a 24/7 phone line and we will travel to any part of the UK.” During the lock- down, all private hire vehicles from Globetrotterz will be disinfected after every journey.
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