MAY 2009
PRIVATE HIRE AND TAXI MONTHLY 127
point of sale ..... point of sale ..... CABCARD IS THE WAY FORWARD
All over the UK, from the South-East
to
Aberdeen in the North- East of Scotland, drivers are extolling the benefits of the CabCard Service. There is no other Chip & PIN serv- ice to come near us on price or service. North of the border Barry
Coull of
Aberdeen says “Having the option to pay by card has opened up lots of avenues for me. The passengers were a little wary at first but it’s getting much more popular now. There are a lot more foreign cus- tomers around and they like paying with cards. It’s the way for- ward for Aberdeen taxi drivers, both the inde- pendent drivers and the firms.” South Ayrshire driver Gavin Tennant is also reaping the benefits. “I
customer says they haven’t got cash I can turn round and say ‘that’s fine, use your card’ - and it’s quick which they love!” Southend-on-Sea driv- ers have not been slow to take advantage of the CabCard Service. There are many cabs in the town run by AC Taxis, armed with the mobile terminals and supplying their cus- tomers with
the
think Chip & PIN is the way forward,” he says. “Any customer coming into Ayr from the cities doesn’t just want to be able to use their card - they expect it! A lot of taxis can accept cards but they can’t all do it securely via Chip & PIN. People don’t want to
give out their details over a radio systemormobile phone, and the CabCard systemsolves this. I like to give my customers the option to pay by card. It’smore secure for them and for me. If they are paying before they get out of the car then they are less likely to do
a runner!” Way down south London driver Russell Gee says, “To be hon- est I originally wasn’t sold on the idea and I didn’t know howmuch I would use it - but now I wouldn’t be without it. It’s brilliant for London drivers because when a
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additional Chip & PIN service which they have now come to expect. Ian Saxton of AC Taxis was looking for a service which was low cost, reliable and run efficiently. He found this with CabCard and commented
“The
administration has run smoothly and the money is paid into the drivers’
accounts EVERY FRIDAY. This
saves us a lot of time and money in adminis- tration issues.” For just £3.25 week it’s a no brainer - it will save you time, get you extra jobs and generate more income. Coventry Private Hire and Taxi Exhibition - May 27th and 28th Come and visit our stand at the exhibition. We look forward to meeting as many exist- ing and new CabCard drivers as possible.We will be demonstrating our service, answering your queries and launching our new service Taxi Web site. Plus there’ll be free gifts, giveaways and on-stand competitions See our advert on page 131 or visit our
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GROW AS YOU GO BOOKING SYSTEM LAUNCHES AT EXHIBITION
The people at ALAN- TAXI
have cles or been
constantly approached by the owners of small- er
taxi companies
wanting to get onto the Taxidata system band- wagon but are stopped when it comes to price!! As a result of these requests the ALANTAXI people are introducing at the PHTM show in May a new “Grow as you Go” computerised booking system which can grow into the full blown ALANTAXI data system as and when you need it. This modular system has the benefit of allow- ing the taxi company to operate in exactly the same way as the larger system where connec- tivity to a telephone system for bookings is concerned thus giving you ongoing records and job history but then saves you money in not providing the many extras that you cannot use without a full data and GPS package in the vehicles. Thus, as you add vehi-
find more
money, then you can add the other modules to bring you up to the full standard ALANTAXI system that is growing in popularity through- out the UK due to its sensible pricing, many features and user friendliness. The really good point about this way of buy- ing is that there is no price penalty involved as all of the modules add up the the same great price as if you purchased or rented the complete system from day one. Se us on our stand at the Coventry PHTM show for a demonstra- tion of all of our ALANTAXI systems and to discusss our great finance packages for cash, plus 3 to 5 year leasing/rental options. Unit 2, Callenders Paddington Drive Swindon, Wilts SN5 7YW. Tel 01793 882 431 Fax: 01793 882 432
Email:
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