Women Only Taxi Service Near Erskine/bishopton

[Jennykenny]

Friend's elderly mother would like to go to afternoon tea club etc but is nervous about a male taxi driver.
So you Scots out there, any suggestions??
Thanks.

[Islay]

Most taxi companies worth their salt these days will have women drivers - just phone and make a regular booking and ask for them.

[EDDIE51]

I don't think a female only Taxi service would be legal. (discrimination etc )
Most Taxi firms have quite a few female drivers, why not ask if she can have a lady driver.

[naomi24]

I think there are female only taxi companies, Eddie.

[jno]

they do seem to exist, Eddie

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/road-safety/9573645/Women-only-taxi-firms.html

I can't help with the OP, though, sorry

[Buenchico]

Renfrewshire Cab Co have over 500 cars, so they'll almost certainly have some women drivers. Phone them on 0141 887 7770 to see what they can do.

[Jennykenny]

Chris. Many thanks.
I think that will probably nail it.
And thanks to others who responded.
G

[EDDIE51]

Ok thanks there are females only Taxi firms.
One of the ones mentioned operates as a 'car club' so gets around the sex discrimination laws that way, how does the other one manage it?
I can see a hell of a row if someone tried to operate a Male only taxi or a white people only taxi!
The obvious answer is still to just ask the taxi company for a lady driver. My next door neighbour is a lady taxi driver and customers often ask for her, the taxi firm have 8 female drivers so there is always one available.

[EDDIE51]

Just to add, I spoke to my next door neighbour the female taxi driver.She said that her Taxi firm often gets a request for a female driver and they always are more than happy to help.

[Cathyhuns]

She should also check if there's a local good neighbour scheme. They will be able to offer lady drivers who will also, generally, be far more helpful than taxi drivers.

[grasscarp]

I was reading through this thread and just realised that I have never in my life got in a taxi where the driver was female. My sister is a bus driver and I see quite a few other women bus drivers, train driver - rarely, taxi never.