Cab for one.

• Andy B

  • Location: dover
  • Registered: 10 Nov 2012
  • Posts: 1,829
  18 December 2013     20:16255807
  #1      
  Does anyone know if "Cab for one" are still running.To any members that havent heard of them,they are the little 2 seater Smart car taxis that were regularly seen running round the town.A friend of mine used to use them and said they were very good and cheap too.I,m round the town daily and used to see them often but i havent seen them for some time now.Are they still in business?
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 23 Sep 2008
  • Posts: 23,940
  18 December 2013     20:19255810
  #2      
  I think ddc put them out of business for having the wrong kind of taxi license.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  18 December 2013     20:23255812
  #3      
  spot on brian they were playing a game with the council from what i heard and didn't make any complaint when they were closed down.
• Guest 1686

  • Registered: 21 Feb 2016
  • Posts: 3
  21 February 2016     15:56310859
  #4      
  well.... its amazing what you come across on google.
  
  Lets just put things straight shall we.
  
  As I am the person who came up with cab for 1.( not cab for one ) I thought I would just put the story straight for you.
  
  After 18 months of trading extremely well I decided to sell the business to another chap from Dover. who unfortunately could not be granted an operators licence from ddc.
  
  To my sadness after lots of hard work He chose not to proceed with the business at all and closed it down.
  
  The 4 cars were sold to cmw in dover which is another very successful business.
  The phone number 202020 was transferred to Dover royal taxis. yet again another very good business.
  
  So for you Howard, that has nothing better to do with your sad little life than to gossip about this town all day long. the story has been put straight.
  
  If anybody is wondering who howard is..... he is the sad little old man that skulks around the town on a daily basis taking photos of things and making complaints on a daily basis.
  
  with the thousands of comments on this site from him I'm surprised he's never had a good slap...
  
  regards
  
  Dean
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  21 February 2016     16:10310860
  #5      
  You don't change dean still with a chip on both shoulders. Any latest business venture?
• Guest 1686

  • Registered: 21 Feb 2016
  • Posts: 3
  21 February 2016     16:14310862
  #6      
  no chips on my shoulders Howard...you just don't like it when somebody catches you out making stuff up to make yourself look important
• Reginald Barrington

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 17 Dec 2014
  • Posts: 3,261
  21 February 2016     17:19310865
  #7      
  I guess you finally got an exceptional circumstances ruling for having 2 door taxis and not carrying 4 passengers then?
  Arte et Marte
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
  • Posts: 13,931
  21 February 2016     17:32310868
  #8      
  Dean, I know my grandson used to use your taxi service and was very happy with it.
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• Guest 1458

  • Registered: 16 Jan 2015
  • Posts: 33
  21 February 2016     18:00310870
  #9      
  (Quote)dean-1984, 'with the thousands of comments on this site from him I'm surprised he's never had a good slap...' (Unquote).
  
  Did you mean 'surprised he's never had a good sleep?'
  
  In 8 years he has only posted 50231 times on the Dover forum. Allowing for leap years this equates to posting days available is in the region of 2900, an average of 17 times a day.
  
  Taking into account Howard posts on other sites too, throw photo taking, research, travel, meal times and shopping trips into the mix, when does he ever sleep!?
  
  This would also pose the question as to whether this could affect his stature so raising this issue is a little unfair on him.
  
  Just curious.
• Guest 1686

  • Registered: 21 Feb 2016
  • Posts: 3
  21 February 2016     18:45310874
  #10      
  As the cars were out of existing policy it had to go to committee. I made the application based on a high percentage or journeys in taxis being for just 1 person. The committee loved the idea and backed it. so much so that we had the dover town council travel contract. they knew it was a good idea and it gave Dover something new. The cars had ample luggage space the shopping etc. We took off very quickly.
  
  There are several websites and facebook pages filled with comments about cab for 1. It is rather sad to see it close after all the hard work. The only reason I sold it was to allow somebody with more financial backing and a fresh approach to take it to where it wanted to be.
  
  Things to always pan out the way you wish.
  
  I get very upset when I see people putting cab for 1 down. It was a great little service loved by many people of Dover.
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  21 February 2016     19:25310875
  #11      
  I worked for Deans and so did my brother when Mr Dean{ Senior} was alive .
• Reginald Barrington

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 17 Dec 2014
  • Posts: 3,261
  21 February 2016     19:33310877
  #12      
  I never took the opportunity to use them but I thought it was a great concept and was sorry to see them disappear.
  Arte et Marte
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 62,352
  21 February 2016     19:53310880
  #13      
  Post 9
  
  Good to see that you thought up an original name to get on the main forum.
• Andy B

  • Location: dover
  • Registered: 10 Nov 2012
  • Posts: 1,829
  21 February 2016     19:57310881
  #14      
  I was also sorry not to see them hence starting this thread.I love the Smart cars and thought it was a great idea.
• Andy B

  • Location: dover
  • Registered: 10 Nov 2012
  • Posts: 1,829
  21 February 2016     20:01310884
  #15      
   Vic Matcham wrote:

  I worked for Deans and so did my brother when Mr Dean{ Senior} was alive .

  
  My dad also worked for Deans at around the mid 70s when it was run by Tommy and Peter Dean.Morris marinas and mk 2 and 3 Cortinas back then all with 666 in the reg number which at the time was their tel number.
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
  • Posts: 14,118
  21 February 2016     21:48310889
  #16      
  Mr Andy sir you are right ,I done all the pub runs to take the staff home., not tips.