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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:48 pm 
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No not at all, they don't take bookings and you don't contact them. You are trying to make something from nothing, just accept that in this case you are wrong.

I can assure you that I'm not wrong, and these rules also apply to those stretch limo sites too. :D

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No not at all, they don't take bookings and you don't contact them. You are trying to make something from nothing, just accept that in this case you are wrong.

I can assure you that I'm not wrong, and these rules also apply to those stretch limo sites too. :D


Which stretch limo sites?

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Which stretch limo sites?

The ones that pass on work to anyone wetting their beaks. :shock:

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seems to me to be another firm playing on the fear of woman passengers, but I think Grandad is right, the firm dont accept the booking, they pass the booking on to a subscribing firm in the area....in all probability they probably never see a booking.

Agruably, they never visit the firms either, and are merely looking for someone to give them a few quid to pass the job on.

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It’s not just for ladies ….Posted on Wednesday the 30th of July
Whilst the most obvious users of Ladycab.com would be women who’d feel safer travelling with a female driver, there are male users too.

Typically these are older men using a taxi to make a doctors or hospital visit, seeing relatives or going on a shopping trip. Their reason for choosing a female driver isn’t about fear of being attacked by a male driver, but more to do with pace and empathy. They feel that women are more understanding of their situation, more likely to travel at a comfortable pace and more accepting of any delays that might crop up.

In addition, the male passengers may feel more comfortable engaging in conversation related to the purpose of their visit with a woman driver.

The fact that there maybe male user of the web directory could be of concern to the independent lady drivers as this would give them access to their name and contact details. Ladycab.com has thought of this and offers anonymity to independent drivers who request it. They will appear in the directory as ‘Ladydriverxxxx’ and their real telephone number will be masked with an 0845 number.


I wonder if I register and ask for a female driver with breasts the size of Jordans...... :lol:

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captain cab wrote:
seems to me to be another firm playing on the fear of woman passengers, but I think Grandad is right, the firm dont accept the booking, they pass the booking on to a subscribing firm in the area....in all probability they probably never see a booking.

Agruably, they never visit the firms either, and are merely looking for someone to give them a few quid to pass the job on.

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Not exactly, they do not even get any enquiries. Any enquiry goes directly to the company that the customer chooses.

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seems to me to be another firm playing on the fear of woman passengers, but I think Grandad is right, the firm dont accept the booking, they pass the booking on to a subscribing firm in the area....in all probability they probably never see a booking.

Agruably, they never visit the firms either, and are merely looking for someone to give them a few quid to pass the job on.

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Not exactly, they do not even get any enquiries. Any enquiry goes directly to the company that the customer chooses.


seems like another scam :shock:

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Which stretch limo sites?

The ones that pass on work to anyone wetting their beaks. :shock:


Lets have some names for the sites that concern you. Don't beat about the bush.

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Chances of success = nil.

And a big fat nil at that. :-$

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Chances of success = nil.

And a big fat nil at that. :-$


You dont think Jordan will pick me up then :sad:

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How Blatantly Sexist is that...we'd would never get away with a man only operation. Is it Acceptable under the Equality at work Laws??


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Chances of success = nil.

And a big fat nil at that. :-$


Sadly I have to agree with you on this point. To actually get a decent google ranking they would have to spend thousands so no one is likly to find them. Apart from the fact that not that many people would be looking on google for a local taxi company.

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grandad wrote:
Sadly I have to agree with you on this point. To actually get a decent google ranking they would have to spend thousands so no one is likly to find them. Apart from the fact that not that many people would be looking on google for a local taxi company.

I suspect they will get some sort of press when they officially launch their site, possibly national, but at the end of the day if a female wants a cab they will already have a local firm listed on their phone.

And even if they used the site, once they have used the local firm they wont use the site anymore.

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