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On 13 Sep 2012 at 3:05pm Bumhug wrote:

I need recommendations for a decent taxi service based in the Lewes area please.
Thanks in advance

On 13 Sep 2012 at 3:45pm TOM wrote:

LEWES 474444 very good and clean county cars

On 13 Sep 2012 at 5:21pm Only one wrote:

Use GM TAXIS 01273 477567 Its the only one with an office at the station and its 24 hr if booked in advance, they even gave us an emergency number to get my pregnant wife to hospital in the middle of the night if I was away at work . Bloody great service if you ask me

On 14 Sep 2012 at 12:35pm Dave, Shed to Malling wrote:

GM Taxis every time.

On 14 Sep 2012 at 1:23pm Cllr Ashley Price wrote:

This is always a subjective one, because I should think we've all had good/bad experiences with taxis, just like any other business.
I personally always go with Lewes Taxis (I even have their number on my mobile), but my in-laws rate another, while friends support others.
The difficulty is all firms probably have made mistakes which, while minor, were a 100% fail to the customer at the time.

On 14 Sep 2012 at 3:26pm Deny the passenger wrote:

It's not so much the company so much as the individual driver.Sometimes I get in a cab where the driver has obviously been smoking. (Driving with the window open and blowing it out doesn't stop the stink)
Like the Cllr says, there's good and bad in them all

On 14 Sep 2012 at 5:58pm Cabbie wrote:

So what you're saying Cllr Price is that it doesn't really matter which one we choose as there's good and bad in all of them and it's all down to personal preference. Doncha just love politicians?

On 14 Sep 2012 at 10:30pm Harold wrote:

@CllR Price, I have been a cabbie for over 25 years and you are correct with your post.
@all,
Mistakes happen, and we all hate it when its our cab that`s late or never arrives, but unfortunately the worst thing about ordering a cab is the Chinese whisper effect, this is the process of getting your needs to the driver via a phone line(poss bad mobile line) to an operator then via a radio system( with various issues ie distance and noise)then if the driver does get all the info needed there is traffic to deal with. Now that`s a good job, throw booze and drugs into the pot( some customers)and its a wonder any arrive anywhere on time, but most do. Now with all this it is very true that in the end it is the very valued customer that does feel let down , and I hate that.
We all work very hard to be perfect and to provide the perfect service,its not easy, Please be patient if your cab is a little late Its never done on purpose.
Being a cabbie is one of the most rewarding jobs i have ever done, you meet great people, with stories and lives that would not be out of place in a great novel or film, we meet the low lives too,but give you all our best even if we are having a bad day.
It`s a shame you all can`t walk a day in my shoes, its fun .
@Deny the passenger, report them to the council , but remember they may have been outside their cab when they smoked( I hate smoking BTW)