Exclusive May-long 10% minicabit discount for HfP readers

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• Steve says:

  4 May4 May 05:56

  Uber still wins on the few dummy runs I tried in London, even with the discount

• Idrive says:

  4 May4 May 06:28

  Any experience with Uber pricing to Stansted? I see fares have generally increased if compared with the last couple of years, on all operators.Not taken a cab to STN in a while

• Andrew Steele says:

  4 May4 May 07:10

  An interesting offer but after the discount the price is about twice that of going direct to local taxi companies.

• Anthony says:

  4 May4 May 07:37

  Used for the first time about two years ago. Minicabit failed to pass order onto taxi firm and booked minivan failed to turn up. The *shrug* “what do you want me to do about it” response even more annoying. In the end ordered two ubers to get group home. Took four days to investigate and refund. Given a £10 discount off next booking but too unhappy to use again!

  • Tobeman says:

    4 May4 May 08:07

    Had the same experience about the same time ago. Difference was I was still billed and only when threatening a charge back did anything happen… And Uber doesn’t exist where I am!

• rotundo says:

  4 May4 May 08:19

  I use a very similar service (Taxicode) for business travel, the value for me is that I can use my corporate Amex and get a PDF receipt; most minicabs local to me either don’t take Amex or only take cash. It’s a bit more expensive than going direct but obviously I’m not the one paying!
  I would say that the service offered by the cab companies available through those apps is pretty variable. I was lucky and stumbled onto a local family business, very friendly, always on time, so I used them again and again.

• Viv says:

  4 May4 May 09:06

  Waste of time. Checked two fares on the site. Both time iRide were the ‘cheapest’ and the ‘best’. Two local mini cab company prices showed up with prices. Called them directly. Prices were 40% cheaper when calling them direct compared to the viewed price on the website. The people behind this comparison site think we are suckers. They got a chance and blew it. HFP needs to be very careful with what it puts on here otherwise you’re going to get the Queen eye roll when Charles called her mummy. So HFP start doing more due diligence on what it pushes on to us otherwise they will start to become just another clothes horse.

  • Rob says:

    4 May4 May 09:18

    Minicabit has a good reputation, we did have a dig.

• Sarah says:

  4 May4 May 09:18

  I just priced up an upcoming trip to Gatwick – cheapest fare was £10 more than my local cab company were quoting.

• Mike says:

  4 May4 May 10:56

  Test quote was a couple of quid cheaper from SW London to T5 than my usual firm, who have a 100% on time track record on over 100 airport runs. Not sure I would risk them not turning up to save the price of a coffee…

  • Asp says:

    4 May4 May 11:53

    Care to share with a fellow SW resident Mike? Thanks

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