TaxiMap Blog

Really, TaxiMap is all about the map -it’s in the name for Pete’s sake!- but there are some instances where showing it just doesn’t work. So, today, we’ve rolled out version 3.9.17 of the TaxiMap plugin to all members with the option to hide the map from the user interface.

And with it, some other enhancements too… Read more…

We have been busy updating TaxiMap to provide taxi price calculations for countries other than the UK and be understood by visitors who don’t speak English. These new features include:

• Additional currencies
• Country bias for map
• International Airports for air/ports tab
• Language localisation options delivering the plugin to customers in their native language
• Choice of miles or kilometres for distance measurement

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Set up common journeys via a link

If your cab firm operates very common taxi journeys – such as airport transfers to and from the centre of town – or you simply want to provide example taxi journeys and pricing, we are pleased to announce, with the latest TaxiMap plugin release (v.3.9.12b released today for all users), pre-defined journeys can now be created with a simple link. Read more…

We’re pleased to announce our reseller program enabling those wishing to resell TaxiMap to their clients or colleagues to do so, buying it in at a substantial discount. Read more…

Illustrates meet & greet implementation

One problem with zone pricing is that it doesn’t suit meet & greet services: Although a surcharge can be applied, the direction of a journey does not determine its use in the taxi journey price calculation. After some consideration we decided that even basing the pricing on the first zone entered would not provide adequate coverage of this service, often offered by Taxi companies providing pick-ups from airports.

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TaxiMap now calculates discounts on the fly based on journey distance, offering greater flexibility and control of taxi price calculations….
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TaxiMap Booking Request Email

We have recently updated the email notification system employed by TaxiMap. This means our Taxi booking notification and booking confirmation emails are (hopefully) a bit more pretty and a little clearer to understand.

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Great! You may say – Finally a means to add fixed pricing to TaxiMap, but is it a step too far we ask ourselves….?

Making it this easy to provide fixed price journeys may mean the price per mile model becomes neglected, misused, and misunderstood, but it is a vitally important  part of the system as it takes care of all those other journeys.

Let’s consider both fixed and flexible price calculations beginning with the new TaxiMap Zone to Zone pricing feature….

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As part of our series looking at the differences between online and traditional taxi operations, this article focuses on dealing with taxi booking requests made online (via website or app) and how responding to those requests in good time is key!

It is easy to assume that an online system can do absolutely everything automatically. This is wrong – online is just another way your customer can contact, order or buy from you. You should expect to expend a similar amount of energy on it as any other point of contact with customers, though typically it provides a means to streamline the process and shorten interaction with staff, freeing them to do more. Read more…

Taxi Minicab Business Cards with Fixed Prices

In our post earlier this year, “A fixed price taxi booking system this ain’t….,” we examined how TaxiMap calculates prices based on the distance of any journey, and the advantages this provides over a fixed price model. In this post we aim to show why fixed pricing is an out-dated concept, especially when it comes to online taxi bookings and price calculation….

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