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Airport Transfers with ubiCabs

Alex Mugan. After last week’s SVC2UK escapades highlighted the good ship ubiCabs’ ability to put on a rather splendid set of airport transfers, it’s a great time to look again at the growing list of places that you and your […]

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#5FreeFridayRides

What if we lived in a world where an ordinary person like you could get a cab ride for free, just because it’s Friday? Well, human. Rejoice! For we live in such a world. #5FreeFridayRides ubiCabs is giving away five […]

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ubiCabs Name Story Ubiquitous Version

We get asked about the ubiCabs name quite a bit. How did we end up being called ubiCabs? And what is a ubiCab anyway? Well, it’s ubiCabs’ aim to make sure that wherever you are, you know where to get […]

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ubiCabs Name Story Latin Version

Why is ubiCabs called ubiCabs? Well, ‘ubi’ is the Latin interrogative for ‘Where?’ as in, when on the phone to a cab company “[shouted] Where’s my (insert profanity if desired) cab (insert please if profanity omitted)?” So when you’re calling […]

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ubiCabs Name Story Mr Ubi Version

How the ubiCab got its name. By Ruddy Hard Kipling, and translated by Alex Mugan. One day, there was a man named Ubi. He was a clever man, but a poor man. He worked all day in the hardship factory, […]

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New Developments Changing Minicab Booking App Game, Again.

“Minicab booking apps, everyone knows about those.” People say that to us now in London.  How quickly has that happened?  When the ink was drying on our business plan a few months ago, it was a sparkly new idea of the […]

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ubiCabs – The Beginning

A long time ago, we were down at the bank manager’s place (the bank), showing off the old business plan.  It was full of the nuts and bolts of how we make a fantastic user experience happen for our customers.  […]

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Safety Concerns for Taxi and PHV Drivers

Passenger safety is a hot topic when it comes to the taxi and minicab industry. Less frequently discussed is the safety of drivers. According to the research of Moira Weir, an MSc transport, planning and engineering student at the Edinburgh […]

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