This is the festival traffic plan that will come into effect on Wednesday (18/06) next week (after the morning rush hour) and continue until lunchtime on the following Monday (23/06). ⬆️
SUNDAY 01/06/2026 – FRIENDLY CABS “MADE US CHUCKLE”.. 75 YEARS OF MOANING ABOUT SOLENT FERRY COSTS
FRIENDLY CABS MAKES ISLE OF WIGHT GOOGLE HISTORY!
Friendly Cabs has just become the first Isle of Wight taxi company to EVER hit 200 Google reviews and, what’s even more astonishing, every single review is a 5 Star review!
To put that into full context, the oldest and largest taxi company on the island has been in business for 75+ years and has a very large fleet of vehicles and drivers.
Friendly Cabs is one of the smallest … Read on
SATURDAY 15/03/2025 – FRIENDLY CABS INCLUDED IN THE “DOG FURIENDLY” DIRECTORY
Friendly Cabs has just been included in the “Dog Furiendly” website directory, “the ultimate guide for dog owners in search of adventure!”
From their website:
“Say goodbye to the days of leaving your furry best mate behind and hello to a world of new experiences together. With over 10 million dog owners relying on our platform since 2018, we’re proud to be the go-to resource for pet parents … Read on
HOW DO WE CONSTRUCT OUR FRIENDLY CABS MORNING SUMMARY POSTS?
Good evening, everyone! I thought some followers might like to know what goes into constructing our daily summary posts each morning.
On a normal day, with few weather or travel/traffic problems, those posts normally take me circa 30 minutes to construct.
The time consuming process is checking every possible source of information. I always check the following:
1. Red Funnel Live Status page for both vehicle ferry and Red Jet … Read on
TUESDAY 04/03/2025 – AN UPCOMING TALK TO THE STUDENTS OF ST. GEORGE’S SEN SCHOOL IN NEWPORT
This Friday I’m very much looking forward to chatting to one of the classes at St George’s SEN School about the life and work of a taxi driver. Apparently, one of the students in this class is passionate about one day becoming a taxi driver, so I’ll be giving them some information on what it entails, how to become one and answering lots of their questions! Can’t wait!![]()
WEDNESDAY 19/02/2025 – FRIENDLY CABS IS NOW A MEMBER OF THE “ISLE OF WIGHT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE”
Friendly Cabs has now joined the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce, allowing us to network with likeminded businesses on the island. Looking forward to a few early morning breakfast meetings to let more people know who we are, what we do and how we do it! ![]()
A LOVELY DAY WITH WESSEX REGIONAL CARE AND MARGERET’S WONDERFUL DRAWINGS!
Last year I had the privilege of driving the lovely ladies and gents from Wessex Regional Care.
They visited the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in Sandown and everyone, including myself, had a wonderful day! One of the ladies promised faithfully to draw me some pictures from the day and email them to me, and true to her word, I just received two fantastic dinosaur pictures this morning!

Margaret, these
A COLD AND CLOUDY SATURDAY – 18/01/2025
Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising us a cold and cloudy Saturday. Temperatures will hover around 4 degrees C all day, accompanied by light E winds.
From the Southern Vectis Bus’ Twitter feed:
“The Route 37 is unable to serve either of the West street Cemetery Stops, due to temp traffic lights and road works covering the stops. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Nearest stops are West
ANOTHER CLOUDY FRIDAY – 17/01/2025
Good morning, everyone! The Met Office is promising us another cloudy day. Temperatures will hover around 4 to 5 degrees C, accompanied by light SE winds.
All island travel services appear to be running to schedule, as of 07.45 this morning, and there are no reported problems with either our roads or traffic.
Friendly Cabs is closed today for accounting and admin work. We wish you all a fantastic Friday! … Read on
