If anyone would like printed copies of our flyer to post on notice boards or even on your fridge, please message me and I’ll get those straight out to you!
Many thanks,
Duncan
Friendly Cabs CEO
Friendly Cabs Flyers – Hard Copies Now Available
East Cowes “Community Spirited” Awards
To all our lovely followers, customers and friends. “Friendly Cabs” has been nominated in the “East Cowes Community Spirited Awards” and we’re incredibly grateful and humbled. If you’d like to vote for us, please take your mobile phone, put it in photo mode and hold it towards the QR code on the photo below. Click on the GLE link presented to you and you’ll be able to vote for all
“Friendly Cabs” Website Accessibility Widget
If you look to your right when on our website, you’ll see a light blue “button” that is clickable. When you click on it you’ll have multiple options to enlarge the text on the site, change the background colour, alter the contrast, convert to greyscale and many other options. This widget is designed to help people with impairments better access our website. We hope it does just that. 👍
“Friendly Cabs” To Become The First UK Taxi Company To Be “Communications Access UK” Accredited & Have “Makaton Sign Language” Trained Drivers
No-one should feel excluded or uncomfortable in a Friendly Cabs taxi. You may not be able to verbally “speak” to us, so we promise to do our best to kindly and competently communicate with you. Our drivers are “Makaton Stage 1” sign language trained and Friendly Cabs is Communications Access UK certified. Our taxis also have a “Widgit Symbols” cheat sheet installed.
Friendly Cabs Installs “Widgit Symbols” To Aid The Vocally Impaired
Friendly Cabs wants everyone to feel comfortable taking one of our cabs. Too many people with impairments or disabilities are treated with impatience by taxi companies, but we’re not one of those. Today we’ve installed a “Widgit Symbols” cheat sheet on the driver side of our main cab. This will allow passengers with vocal impairments to better communicate with the driver and hopefully make everyone feel welcomed, valued … Read on
Isle of Wight Festival – Taxi Or Bus From The Ports To The Festival?
There have been many rumours about bus pricing and taxi pricing during the festival, so I’ve gone “undercover journalist” in an attempt to clear things up once and for all. The common theme is that buses are the way to go as they’re much cheaper, but is that actually true?
Vectis Buses on many occasions have advertised, on the back of their buses, that they’re cheaper than a taxi, so … Read on
Isle of Wight Ferry Timetables All In One Place
Even as a taxi driver, I find it increasingly difficult to keep the ever changing ferry times for all ports in my head, and trying to find the correct timetables at several different websites can be time consuming. To make life a tad easier for our customers, we have now posted the correct and current timetables for all mainland/Isle of Wight ferry services in one place. Just bookmark this page:
12V To 230V Inverter Allows Friendly Cabs Passengers To Charge Their Laptops
Yesterday a 500W Pure Sine Wave inverter was installed in the 8 seater Peugeot Expert. PSW inverters are more expensive because they prevent electrical spikes that can damage laptops and sensitive equipment. An extension lead with both 3 pin UK plug sockets and USB sockets can now be found under the front middle passenger seat.
Please ask your driver if you need to charge your laptop or other equipment during … Read on
A Tissue!!
On each side of the rear passenger area of our taxi you will find a box of tissues! Feel free to use them but please take used ones with you when you exit the cab. 🙂
Phone Chargers!
To take your mind off the world’s current issues, you may want to read your phone whilst travelling with Friendly Cabs, but what happens if your battery suddenly runs out? Don’t fret, the cab is fitted with a phone charger in the rear passenger area. It has a standard USB port so as long as you have your phone cable with you you’ll be able to quickly charge your … Read on