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Boro Taxis sees boost in bookings following £1m investment

Boro Taxis has witnessed a substantial growth in business with the number of weekly bookings increasing by several thousand from between 70,000 and 80,000 jobs to exceeding the 80,000 mark.

Working at peak levels, the Teesside taxi firm is taking more than 4 million bookings a year.

To meet the growing demand for its services, the company is recruiting more drivers, who all undergo intensive training and rigorous vetting, and hopes to increase staff numbers to almost 950.

This success follows a £1m investment programme which launched in April last yearwith the aim of adding to its fleet and the firm has announced plans to spend another £600k on new vehicles during the next 12 months.

Mohammed Bashir, founder of Boro Taxis, which has a fleet of more than 800 vehicles, said: “The growth in business is a combination of an increase in corporate clients and more bookings from individual members of the public.”

Boro Taxis recently invested a six-figure sum installing state-of-the-art software, focusing on improving how the company dispatches taxis and the operation of its accounts.

Mr Bashir added: “Our recent investment in the latest technology, allied with our mobile phone App and the ability for customers to book online via our website, has have all contributed to this increase in business.

“It seems that the economy on Teesside has taken a turn for the better with people going out more leading to a noticeable increase in the number of bookings at Boro Taxis.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .