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" The high point of our visit to London was your wonderful tour, we could almost reach out and touch." Mrs E.M Toronto, Canada.
| The idea of an open top taxi is not new, most pre-war London cabs were Austin low loader cabriolets, in that the rear folded down in pleasant weather. The actual term cab comes from the word cabriolet, meaning "a light hooded one horse carriage". The original Hackney carriages were such items hence the name cab. |
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"Your driver made us feel like we were royalty, we felt like waving to the crowds." Mr & Mrs G.H. Melbourne Australia. |
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Many visitors to London use the services of the many open top buses that ply the streets, and for the reason that there are clients for both buses and taxis brought forth the idea of re-inventing the open top or cabriolet touring cab. The vehicles used are the world famous black London taxicabs modified in a very special way for tourism. The roofs of the cabs are specially removed from behind the drivers glass division right down to the rear parcel shelf. this gives an enormous panaoramic vision. Additional grab bars are fitted for both ease of comfort & camera steady bars. The cabs unlike their normal counterparts are all fitted with full stereo sound and public address systems, plus on board cold drinks fridges, with not only drinks, but 35 mm films and instant cameras available for sale.Acknowledging that there are sometimes cloudy days in London, all of the cabriolets are fitted with full length clear roofs. This means that you can look right up through the clear top and still get a fabulous view whatever the weather, unlike open top buses, where you can get cold and wet. |
" What a wonderful way to see London, we shall recommend to our friends as being excellent value for money." P & J. San Francisco, USA. |
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| The drivers are picked for their intimate knowledge of London and have a wonderful fund of stories to both amaze and delight visitors to London. The drivers special delight is to take visitors right into the heart of the unknown London where tour buses could never squeeze through. This shows another side of the capital rarely seen by buses. The drivers will collect the visitors directly from their hotel and take them on either 2 hour trips,or vary the route to special request. The tours vary from the usual and popular scenes of London to the unusual, a tour of London's pubs, London's street markets, the Belfast battleship, the Thames Barrier, plus of course the extremely popular night-time tour alongside the lit up River Thames. |
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" The service from your driver and the photo opportuniies were far better than we expected." S G. Osaka, Japan. |
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The cabs can carry 5 persons in complete comfort, plus small children. Prices start from £75.00 sterling for 5 persons, and the cab can be booked for the whole day to visit such places as Oxford, Stratford on Avon. They can also be booked for special events, such as Race days, weddings, celebrity events, and promotional days. All credit cards are accepted. Some visitors have been so impressed with the cabriolets, that the company has been able to export a complete cab to special request. |
" The highlight of our visit, a real hands on tour, we saw London with real fun, and will do it again when we next visit." T.P. Milan, Italy. " We never thought that touring like this could be so much fun, the pub tour was unreal." F & S, Houston, USA. |
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for all taxicab sales enquiries
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special or
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