It was an absolute pleasure loaning The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans (www.taxicharity.org/) two Sherbet London taxis over the weekend to drive ex-servicemen to the National Memorial Arboretum with 45 WWII veterans D-Day commemorations. Taxi Charity was established in 1948 and provides social events and commemorative trips for veterans from all conflicts to combat…
Back To Work Since the Prime Minister unveiled the roadmap out of lockdown, we have seen an increase in enquiries and messages from London Taxi Drivers to find out when is the best time to come back to work. Across social media we have seen the right questions being asked by cab drivers; “How’s…
Sherbet London Taxis Ltd is fully open throughout lockdown across all our sites to ensure that taxi drivers can continue working through support with discounted taxi rentals. Our LEVC Warranty approved Garage in Putney is open for all taxi owners & operators for servicing, warranty, repairs and bodyshop work. Londoners can continue booking Sherbet…
Sherbet thanks Wendy Sorrell Sherbet Putney Garage Manager, Wendy Sorrell has now successfully completed her two year contract overseeing the Putney Garage under the Sherbet ownership. Wendy has now stepped back from her day to day operational role but will remain a shareholder of Sherbet London going forward. Asher Moses, CEO of Sherbet…
Shared booking platforms threaten the long-term future of black cabs warns leading taxi industry figure. Asher Moses, CEO of Sherbet London, has warned of the potential long-term damage to the black cab industry when both Black Cabs and Private Hire Vehicles (PHV) share the same booking apps. In recent weeks Freenow has linked up…
Last week at our Dalston offices we restarted our popular rent electric test drives. In this new post-Covid world there are changes, we now operate on an appointment-only schedule, we limit the number of drivers attending per day and we also follow government advice on social distancing. Since the start of our rent…
Over the last few weeks I have spoken to many drivers and read hundreds of social media posts all asking the same question ‘is there any work out there, is it worth me coming back?’ Since mid-March, we have seen work levels hit the floor, with Heathrow at a standstill and nobody on the…
Dear valued Sherbet Driver, The last few months have been unprecedented for the London taxi trade. The national Covid-19 lockdown has seen many drivers to follow the government advice and stay at home. I personally made this decision almost 8 weeks ago when I closed all our sites to protect our teams and our…
A London electric taxi fleet are setting their sights to be one of the first in the industry to harness future 5G technology in a bid to maximise service excellence. As part of that plan, Sherbet London have appointed a new Chief Technical Officer, Gilad Barner, to the London taxi company. Sherbet London have…
We are proud to be one of the taxi hire partners who joined Engenie, one of the UK’s fastest-growing electric vehicle charging networks, at the event last week launching London’s first rapid EV charging hub at Stratford International Station car park. The landmark EV hub is the first of five which will be opened…