We need more women taxi drivers!!!
 

Well impressed I must say, its the first time i have ever got into a taxi driven by a lady and i must admit that she made mefeel so much safer (even though i was not alone). who says women drivers are crap? well, she was a better driver than most local taxi drivers that i have been with! its good to see a lady driver cos like my mum who is old pensioner would actually feel safe and not worry
The lady driver picked us up and i will be asking for her every time now even if i have to wait. but i cant remember the taxi firm or the number or even her name!!! i was too mesmerised!!!

i got picked up from town to baxenden and it only cost me £2 which Max Cabs usually cost me £3 so i gave her a £2 tip!
its about time we had a change from asain men all the time cos a lot of them are very creepy!
im sure that some people wont agree with me but i bet some will. well i think she is brave and i hope that idiots of accy dont give her a hard time.

my problem isthat me and my friend cant remember which number we rang and all we know is that its not maxcabs. the driver told us that it was new firm. any one know of the latest taxi firms?? i think its based on blackburn rd or whalley rd but not sure.

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I agree with whats being said i think there should be more Women Taxi drivers, but get the impression the post may just be a gentle "shoe-in" for an advertisement...not directly of course, but hoping someone will know the name and thus start some promotion!! But hey, like i say i think other women would like the option of being able to use women taxi drivers, so would probably be good to know which firm it was!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Ma uses Taxis quite a bit, and she will not use any taxis other than Hyndburn Taxis......she lives in a place where there isn't a road, just a dirt track.....but they have never once failed to go up there to pick her up.......they help her carry her shopping, and make sure she is safe inside the house before they leave.
Last Christmas one of their Drivers called up at the house with a box of mince pies for Ma...he had remembered her saying that she loved mince pies.

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Well spotted Taggy exactly my thoughts, after all if she was enthusing and praising this Lady, what would she (taxi driver), have done? She'd have given her a card with the taxi firms number on it, taxi's always have hundreds of them ready for happy customers.

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My first thoughts were SPAM, and I haven't changed my mind, I always use Hyndburn Cars, who incidentally have some women drivers

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Yes jaysay, still, it's not a bad topic but did you notice the touch of racism that crept in?


I think she should come back on and state that some white men can also be creepy it would only be fair.
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Am impressed by this company. Was featured not long ago in a news item .. was some legal controversy about the way they were operating ... can't remember what it was though ... nothing dark or anthing. Think that is why they have to have a membership and donations to charity.

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Merseyside | Star launches women only cab firm

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Well the controversy would surely be the blatant sexism in their employing of staff.

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Could be Andrew ... oh hek, can't remember .. :rolleyes: I know they were continuing to operate without charging until the situation was resolved.

Anyway, doubt whether many men would apply due to the uniform :D Maybe Mick though .. .he could bring his own.

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Someone might come on with the number of a local cab firm that has in it's employ 'creepy' Asian women drivers.

That'll fox the thread starter.

:D

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the wife was surprised how many women taxi drivers there are up here in scotland..

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Whilst this thread may have been an advertisment ploy, it has raised an interesting subject for discussion.

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agree nowt wrong with the subject, but highly dodgy to me fer a first post on a new forum.:rolleyes: so unless theres more info etc from the starter, one i shall ignore.

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Aw ... let's just kick back and watch "Carry on Cabby" ... a little bit of Sid James and Hattie Jaques.

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Would you get in a cab with a woman wearing a burka:eek::eek::eek::eek::D

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What we need is taxi drivers that we feel safe with ... dont have to be women ... just ones that can get you to where you are going safely, that know where theyre going, ones that will drive watching the road instead of turning round telling you oh you are going there theres a lot of people going there we've been busy tonight taking people there.

The other night i went to tesco at road end very late at night .. coming back we saw a taxi with a back light out and kept slowing down and then speeding up again .. then eventually turned down hud hey road .. it was hyndburn council taxi...

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Only on Halloween:rolleyes:;) And I would be the one in the burka .... is there a hole in those things so you can get a pint down your throat.:confused:

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What annoys me with a lot of taxi drivers is when you ask them how much the fare is, they say...What you usually pay mate?? Think all cabs should be metered these days!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Regardless of the rather dodgy first post, I noticed a link to an item on Pink Ladies - the taxis that "aren't". It wasn't in Merseyside, Warrington is in Cheshire, and the firm is still going despite having lost their latest court case last week.

This tells you all about them. It's a brilliant idea but there are problems over licencing (or the lack of it) and Warrington Borough Council are fighting to make them conform to taxi laws.

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yeah but lets face it their men are too drunk to drive so who else is going to do it :D

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That really gets on my goat too.

It's only ever happened to me in Hyndburn, in a car that isn't one of Ossy Cabs, my usual taxi firm, as they don't do it.

It always happens from the ranks in Accy.

When they ask that stupid question, I always reply 'a pound', which usually illicits the proper fare they should be charging.

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Its happened mainly with CB taxi's with me, but also one or two others, makes you feel like your having to barter, which i hate doing!

Best Regards - Taggy

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Ha! That's what I say too and they give you such a dirty look as if to say ''Haha, very funny, I've not heard that before''.

They bring it on themselves though by asking that stupid question.

Why oh why do they do it? :confused:

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cos there trying to sucker ya, if a fare is £3-50 n some firms charge £4-00 fer same, they hope ya have travelled wi them, WAKE UP.:D

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Th only cab Firm I use is Hyndburn Cars, which to my knowledge are all metered