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Kilted colleagues stride out for cause close to their hearts

Patons Insurance staff are donning their kilts to take great strides to help a good cause.

The team of six, made up of five Glasgow-based colleagues and a family member, will be stepping out to brave this month’s Kiltwalk and raise money for Chris’s House mental health crisis centre in Wishaw.

Patons Insurance say ‘happy retirement’ to two long serving members of staff

The end of March sees two long-serving members of staff leave our company to go on retirement.

Fiona, who has worked at our Dundee branch for 28 years and Maria, who has worked at our Liverpool branch for 7 years are both leaving us to put their feet up and have a well-deserved break!

Should Private Hire Vehicles be allowed to use bus lanes?

As one authority moves towards letting private hire drivers use a bus lane on a busy route, we look at why they aren’t allowed to use them in the first place, and what happens to drivers who ignore the rules.

Access to bus lanes is decided by each local authority and it is usually only buses, public hire taxis, cyclists and motorcyclists can use them. Some are permanent bus lanes while others are only operational from set times, such as morning and evening rush hours, or throughout the day.

Helping ensure every taxi business a success

Taxi drivers often wear several hats to run their businesses – often literally and metaphorically.

As well as being safe drivers, they have to be in charge of marketing and public relations, as well as customer services and complaints. And that’s in addition to being on top of the day-to-day needs such as finances. So for someone who earns their living as a taxi driver, it might be tempting to expand their business into similar areas, such as driving wedding cars or providing chauffeur services.

Taxi drivers get £50 for recommending Patons Insurance to friends and colleagues

We could all do with a bit of extra cash at this time of year, so it’s the perfect opportunity to remind taxi drivers about Patons’ Recommend a Friend scheme, which gives them £50 for every friend who takes out taxi insurance through us. And there’s no limit to the number of friends

Excellence is at the heart of everything taxi service does

Whether it is a night out in the city, a wedding, prom or an important corporate event, Hull Cars prides itself on providing excellent service to every customer. Based in Anlaby Road, it has a fleet of more than 300 vehicles including taxis, vans and luxury cars and has earned international accreditation for its quality