Taxi Driver Stories

taxi drivers presented with freenow award

Honours for taxi drivers who still make a difference

London’s black cab drivers do far more than get people from A to B and have traditionally been held up as an example to the taxi trade worldwide.

 Flat tire on a red double decker bus.

Sometimes only a taxi can come to the rescue

With kick-off for Colchester United approaching, the only option was to contact a local taxi firm to get the players to the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium in time.

 Black cab taxi in front of a shopping center with Christmas lights at night time

How taxi drivers make a real difference at Christmas

Taxi drivers are providing a lifeline for those who need it most this festive season.

 Taxis from the Magical Taxi Tour line the streets and are waved off by a crowd of people as they leave for their 30th annual trip to Disneyland Paris. Image credit: LEVC

Making a difference for 30 years — the Magical Taxi Tour

The trip, run by the Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers, first took place in 1995 to give sick children a break from therapy and treatment, with support from black-cab manufacturer LEVC.

Taxi drivers are providing a real lifeline for their community

Taxi drivers in Staffordshire have been offering free rides to passengers needing to pick up prescriptions due to the lack of local pharmacies open on Sundays.

 Two black cabs decorated with balloons for the Liverpool Taxi Outing 2025.

How taxi drivers continue to make a difference in the community

On Wednesday, Liverpool Taxi Drivers Children in Care Outing completed its 41st trip, with youngsters enjoying a fantastic day at Southport’s Adventure Coast theme park.

 A black London taxi is parked near a red-brick building with arched windows in London. A man wearing a dark vest and trousers leans into the open passenger window, engaging in conversation with the driver. The background features other black taxis, pedestrians, and modern buildings.

The skill taxi drivers have that could help save lives

Hampshire driver Kenton has undergone training with the Samaritans to help make a difference to passengers struggling with their mental health.

Old Trafford or the circus – a misunderstanding or taxi driver prank?

Bewildered football fans found themselves at the big top instead of the big game as they got taxis to Manchester United’s Old Trafford Ground.

Hero taxi drivers save woman who fell from motorway bridge

With the speed of motorway traffic, drivers have little time to avoid disaster – but quick-thinking cabbies became lifesavers when a woman fell on to the carriageway from an overhead bridge.

Community mourns popular taxi driver Chris ‘Mucker’ Boyle

Father-of-five Chris, who was 57, was described by colleagues as “one of the best” and the “kindest, funniest, most genuine, helpful taxi driver ever”.

 dog wearing a cone

Caring pet taxi driver shortlisted for award

For people without transport – or with animals that taxi drivers refuse to take – pet taxi services can be a lifeline. And it is more than a case of simply taking an owner and their pet from one place to another.

 A group of over 40 taxi drivers stood with children outside Southport Pleasureland. They are all smiling and waving their hands in the air. This is Liverpool's 40th annual taxi outing, where taxi drivers volunteer to take vulnerable children on an all-expenses-paid day out of fun.

Taxi drivers unite to give young people another special day out

Taxi drivers, volunteers and sponsors have been thanked for making an annual children’s outing to Southport a success.