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Patons staff enjoy Kiltwalk success to help good cause

Patons Insurance staff battled through the pain to tackle Glasgow’s Kiltwalk and raised more than £1,500 for a mental health crisis centre.

Patons insurance staff stood together in front of a white wall wearing t-shirts with the chris's house charity logo on front

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 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

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!

Bus lane, Manchester New Road, Middleton, Manchester.

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.

feefo platinum trusted service award 2024

Patons scoops Feefo customer service awards five years in a row

Patons achieved Feefo’s Platinum Trusted Service Award for delivering continued customer service excellence to taxi insurance customers in 2022 and won it again in 2023 and now in 2024.

Wedding Car for hire

Helping ensure every taxi business is a success

As well as being safe drivers, taxi drivers have to be in charge of marketing and public relations, as well as customer services and complaints.

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

Hull Cars

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.

Go Taxi Electric Vehicle Fleet

“Electric vehicles are incredible” says taxi firm founder

The founder of an Isle of Wight taxi firm is so hooked on electric vehicles that he will never buy a petrol or diesel car again.

Kevin Barton, CEO of We Go Local Solutions LTD and Go Taxi, used his tech background to help create sustainable businesses on the popular holiday island which enjoys a bustling hospitality and entertainment sector.

John Paton, Susan Baird and Billy Paton

Patons Insurance gets a refreshed look

Taxi insurance broker Patons Insurance (Part of the Patons Group) is celebrating over 50 years of serving the industry by expanding its services and creating a new look to help the modern taxi driver.

The Patons Group was founded by taxi driver John Paton in 1957 in Glasgow and the family business has been committed to helping the taxi industry ever since.

EV charge point

Patons wants to support taxi base owners as Government unlikely to meet EV charging target

Taxi drivers need one thing to make the switch to EV – to be sure that it will do at least what their current petrol or diesel cab will do. Anything less isn’t worth bothering with.

In simple terms, they want something with a decent range and can charge up whenever they need to so they can be on their way again in a matter of minutes.

San Francisco

Driverless taxis expand as incidents ‘skyrocket’

Two driverless taxi operators insist their technology is safe as their cabs continue to be rolled out across one city, despite concerns raised by the emergency services.

Cruise and Waymo have been operating trials with driverless taxis in San Francisco in a bid to increase the number of autonomous taxis on the streets.