The Wheels Come Off 'Safe Taxi' Text Scheme ; Service That Aims to Save Women From Cab Touts Doesn't Work

Evening Standard - London › October 14, 2005

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A NEW scheme to protect women from illegal taxi touts is today exposed as a failure.

The HOME service is supposed to help people find a safe cab by supplying contact details for reputable firms via mobile phone texts.

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The Wheels Come Off 'Safe Taxi' Text Scheme ; Service That Aims to Save Women From Cab Touts Doesn't Work

But an Evening Standard investigation has found that securing a cab signed up to the service is either difficult or impossible, with some taxis taking more than a hour to arrive to pick up and others unable to be ...

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