Taxis in Glasgow

The black cabs are a safe and reliable option in Glasgow, however expect to pay a lot more for this service than private hire companies. The black cabs have a very useful telephone booking service where you only have to press one button to order your cab, and they will call you when it's on your way. Watch out at the weekends when it will cost you £4 just to step inside one of these cabs before you start your journey home. However you can fit 5 in one of these, so it works out cheaper if you share! Southside Radio Cars (0141 883 3333) are probably the fastest and most reliable private hire company I know in Glasgow that you don't need to pay through the ...  Read the complete review

Perhaps my impression of taxis has been influenced too much by the taxi service in the area I live. Here you seem lucky if you can get a word out of the driver and too often you have to know the way to where you are going in order to give them directions. Also the condition and age of some of the vehicles can be a bit of a concern. It was therefore with a little trepidation that we headed for the taxi rank after our arrival at Glasgow Airport. As we walked along the line of clean, almost new cars I had the feelings that the service was going to be better in Glasgow. Our first surprise was the Taxi Steward. This was a gentleman who showed us to our taxi, put our ...  Read the complete review