Future Cabs Limited, a new taxi business soon to be based in Old Swan, plans to improve the fortunes of Liverpool’s hackney cab drivers. The firm, which is currently in the market to hire 300 drivers, has a simple but effective premise; it will allow the city’s black cabs to operate as normal but also give them the means to compete with the private hire industry. By doing so, hackney drivers will be able to tap into a growing market that has been previously unavailable to them and the public will have the opportunity to access these fit for purpose cabs at the same rate as private hire vehicles. Plus, Future Cabs will accommodate 5 to 6 passengers, which will make them cheaper per person than any other private hire company in the city.

Technology is key to this new service. All Future Cab drivers are to be provided with a smartphone, equipped with a unique booking system that uses GPS tracking to show operators exactly where the drivers are in relation to bookings. The booking system then automatically picks the closest cab to the booking, so as well as an increase in workload and the ability to make some free calls on their device, drivers can expect to take planned, more efficient journeys that will optimize their fuel bill!

The Future Cab customer app will be free to download and give the public options of telephoning the booking office, or simply using their smartphone’s GPS to securely call a hackney straight to their current location at a discounted rate.

The technophobic need not fear, Future Cabs provides all drivers with full training on their simple-to-use system. Introductory presentations are running at Holiday Inn Express, Albert Dock on Tuesday 11th February at 11:30am and Wednesday 12th February at 7:30pm. All interested drivers are invited to attend. From Thursday 13th February the presentation will be available to view online at www.futurecabs.co.uk/drivers/presentation. As an incentive to give Future Cabs a try, the first 300 drivers who then choose to try the new system will receive the devise free for 3 months.

Gerard Murphy, Director of Future Cabs Limited said: “Far fewer people wave down taxis on the street these days. Customers ring cabs from the comfort of their homes and there are currently over 1,400 hackney drivers in Liverpool that aren’t getting a share of that business.

“Future Cabs will bring hackney drivers together, providing them with support on the job and access to the latest technologies, as well as a way to generate lots of additional business from private hire customers. We are currently recruiting our first 300 drivers but the system could potentially be rolled out to every independent hackney cabby in Liverpool.”

Private hire journeys that use GPS location tracking are safer, cheaper and more energy efficient than hailing a cab. Thanks to Future Cabs, large, purpose-built vehicles will soon be available throughout Liverpool on this basis. A safe, comfortable future is on the way!

Drivers can register their interest online now at www.futurecabs.co.uk/signup.

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