Cab4Now to launch the first social app to match passengers and drivers

Cab4Now is now inviting private hire and taxi drivers in for an alpha launch of the first social app to match passengers and drivers. Cab4Now first entered the London minicab industry in 1983. Today, he is a self employed private hire driver and taxi proprietor.

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Company car driver or owner driver? Taxi driver anywhere?

Cab4Now will initially supplement your existing source of work. One day it might be the only source you need if you’re a private hire driver. Whether you’re empty or not simply keep Cab4Now running in the background on your smartphone. Self employed private hire company car drivers, private hire owner drivers and taxi drivers are all welcome.

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It’s free. Subscribe now and chat to other drivers

Right now this app is not available to be used by passengers to book a taxi. First we need drivers. In the meantime you’ll be able to chat to other drivers and be the first to get passengers near you for free when the beta launches. Both hackney and private hire drivers are welcome.

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Cab4Now is launching on Android

I chose Android because of the number of different handsets available which will suit everyone. You can buy an Android smartphone for less than £100.  The iPhone app will launch in 2012. Register now even if you don’t have either. Because you will soon!

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Register now!

Choose a good user name, enter your email and mobile. You’re done. This will also be the user name to log in to the Cab4Now app and will be visible to passengers. Please use capital letters where appropriate. It can’t be changed later so spend a moment on it I’m Cab4Now. Nicer than cabfornow?

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Taxi TV? It just sounds better than Minicab TV!

May 1st, 2012 Cab4Now

Or perhaps Channel C4N? Anyway the player is in the sidebar on the right. It’s only set up to play when I’m live. Recorded live broadcasts will be kept at Ustream. I’ve had an account there since August 23, 2009 but didn’t use it much due to reliability issues. I preferred Qik but they ended up going down the toilet for me due to some odd changes.

Ustream really have now got their act together and I can now broadcast live from laptop or mobile. The Android Ustream app is awesome. So I guess I’ll use it more when I’m out and about. But as I type this it’s streaming live from this laptop with LBC for the audio stream. No challenges and I’m listening and watching on a netbook by my side.

I have a few tweets above from my AddLee Twitter buddies. More about why I included them here is below.

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Need A Taxi Blog Or Website?

April 25th, 2012 Cab4Now

I liked using WordPress to create Cab4Now.com. If you need a taxi blog or website designed then I may be your man?

I’m self taught so my skills are quite limited. As I like doing this stuff though I will probably be very competitively priced.

Every business – particularly in the taxi, private hire, minicab, catering and financial sectors – can benefit from having a content management system (CMS), also known as a blog on their website. It can be used for announcing exciting news or boosting on-site SEO. Cab4Now.com has only been going a little over a year and now gets around 500 visitors each day as you can see on the right in the sidebar. If that’s important for you then it may be to your advantage and you have the proof here that I get great Google listings.

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The London Minicab Bus Lane Battle

April 16th, 2012 Cab4Now

Well, I’ve written before about the Taxi App Wars and now I’m on to the The London Minicab Bus Lane Battle which started today. London has long had a history of conflict between London taxi and London private hire drivers. Whilst this is not strictly a battle between London minicab and London taxi drivers they are the two opposing forces who have strong opinions on who should be allowed to use London’s bus lanes and opinion is polarised between these two groups.

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Taxi Or Minicab Drivers Fancy A Place In France?

April 13th, 2012 Cab4Now


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I am now back in Malta. It’s great to be back. Mrs. C4N’s birthday today so we’re off out for a nice meal this evening.

Some of you know I own a small house in France in the department of Cher. Click on the blue family in the map for streetview. It’s the one with the blue car parked outside. There is a blue Ford Mondeo which is mine parked opposite on streetview and will be sold with the house and all furniture. The two brown doors are the entrances. It used to be a shop. The door on the right leads directly in to the lounge and the door on the left is the main entrance in to the hall.

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Goodbye Bangkok – Hello Addison Lee

April 1st, 2012 Cab4Now

Well, 10 weeks in Bangkok. It’s been fab. Time to get back to work. I leave for the airport midnight Sunday. Back to the hell of road closures, poor traffic management by TfL and diversions. They will probably cost me around another £10,000 in lost earnings again this year. And I won’t even get started on the Olympics.

Fares are fixed prices for all Addison Lee licensed London minicab drivers as with all companies. In fact, meters are specifically prohibited by Act of Parliament for all private hire vehicles in London. This is unique to London and is due to historic lobbying by licensed London taxi drivers. So every diversion costs us money. And every traffic light. LOL. :-)

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Similarities between driving a minicab, taxi or licensed London private hire vehicle and poker.

Cab driving and playing poker. Similar?

March 18th, 2012 Cab4Now

I made the video below yesterday. I needed a day chilling after a rather long night at Mixx, Bangkok. I am getting on, you know. :-)

Well, my mind always wanders a little and I got to thinking about the similarities between driving a minicab, taxi or licensed London private hire vehicle and poker.

In No Limit Texas Holdem there are often long periods sitting around waiting for the cards you can play and nothing much is happening but there is lots of action around you. A little similar to being empty but watching dozens of Addison Lee licensed London private hire vehicles and licensed London taxis flying past with passengers on board. In both situations I always get a little anxious. Should I change my strategy? Maybe move location or, perhaps, play weaker hands?

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London Taxi Or Minicab Complaint? Then Visit Phuket!

March 6th, 2012 Cab4Now

It is two years since I last visited Phuket. Complaints about taxis were common then. They are even more common now. I’m on holiday in Thailand and back in Bangkok now so this is only a short post and, naturally, it is focussed on taxi scams. But there are many, many more serious issues that I have not included here today.

Phuket is run by what I can only describe as taxi Mafia. Both licensed and unlicensed.

Licensed taxis refuse to use their meters and will simply quote a fixed fare 10 to 15 times what the metered price would be.

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Taxis, VPN and more in Bangkok, Thailand

February 13th, 2012 Cab4Now

I haven’t posted since I arrived in Bangkok so I thought I’d update you with two essentials that I use every day – taxis and VPN.  I’m now in to my fourth week and I have used taxis and a VPN every day.

Last year was the first year for 11 years that I spent most of my time in London and Brighton. In fact, I haven’t even been in the UK much for most of the last 11 years. As regular readers know last year was the hardest year I’ve ever worked as an Addison Lee private hire or minicab driver. It paid dividends and I’m now enjoying the fruits of my labour.

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Addison Lee – A Driver’s View In 2012

January 20th, 2012 Cab4Now

Today is the 20th January 2012. I joined Addison Lee again as a licensed London private hire driver one year ago to the day.

I last worked with Addison Lee as a London minicab driver eleven years ago and, again, before my daughter was born over 17 years ago.

I first drove a minicab in 1985 with West One in Bolsover Street, London W1. No – one knew, or cared, if I had a criminal record. I had a good living and enjoyed the job. Now TfL licensing is required for all London private hire drivers. The industry has moved on. It needed to.

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Working with Addison Lee as a licensed London private hire driver.

January 10th, 2012 Cab4Now

On 20th January 2012 I will have completed another year’s service with Addison Lee again as a licensed London private hire driver.

I previously worked with Addison Lee as a London minicab driver eleven years ago and, again, before my daughter was born over 17 years ago.

I first drove a minicab in 1985 with West One in Bolsover Street, London W1. No – one knew, or cared, if I had a criminal record. I had a good living and enjoyed the job. Now TfL licensing is required for all London private hire drivers. The industry has moved on. It needed to.

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Happy Christmas to taxi, private hire and minicab driver drivers everywhere.

Seasons Greetings Taxi, Minicab & Private Hire Drivers

December 19th, 2011 Cab4Now

Another year has nearly passed and I would like to take this opportunity to wish all Taxi, Minicab & Private Hire Drivers a safe and happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

London now has many taxi and minicab booking apps available for iPhone, Android, Blackberry and even Symbian. 2012 will be an interesting year as more taxi and minicab booking apps will certainly be launched.

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A review of the licensed London taxi demonstration on 9th November 2011

November 10th, 2011 Cab4Now

A licensed London taxi demonstration was held in Trafalgar Square on 9th November 2011. See the views of the taxi drivers below.

Until TfL get a handle on the abuse of licensed London taxi ranks by unlicensed taxi touts it is clear these demonstrations will continue.

Areas of central London were gridlocked and closed due to thousands of licensed London taxis in this protest organised by United Cabbies Group.

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