Call Sign February 2002 - Page 7 - LTI Strike Gold for Queen's Jubilee

LTI TAXIS STRIKE GOLD FOR QUEEN'S JUBILEE
Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone

Fifty gold taxis will be on London's streets to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee, Mayor of London Ken Livingstone informed Call Sign. The 50 taxis will be on the streets from April until November. There will also be fifty gold sponsored buses to commemorate the occasion.
   Ken Livingstone told this magazine:
   "Black cabs and red buses are a classic symbol of London's heritage as well as a great way to get around town. 2002 will see an unprecedented level of focus on London from around the world and I'm delighted that London taxis and buses will play a key role in the celebrations."
   London Tourist Board and Convention Bureau's Director of Marketing Sandra Elliot added:
   "The Golden Jubilee is a fantastic opportunity to tempt back the overseas visitors that London lost in 2001. The gold taxis and buses, already world-renowned London icons, will play an important part in promoting London as the place to be in 2002."
   The 50 gold taxis will come from London Taxis International who are producing a strictly limited edition TXII purpose built taxi in metallic gold with unique Golden Jubilee livery. The livery is in metallic gold with a Golden Jubilee emblem on the side, as well as special badging and carpets.
   They will be individually numbered with a different year from The Queen's reign.
Ian Pickering, Chief Executive of LTI parent company Manganese Bronze Holdings plc, told Call Sign:
   "The Golden Jubilee is a cause for celebration across the UK and we are delighted to be part of it with this commemorative taxi which is officially endorsed by the Golden Jubilee office. We are sure the Golden Jubilee TXIIs will be a legacy of this event for many years to come. They will also allow drivers to play a part in the celebrations as the taxi will become a mobile tourist attraction in its own right."
   The Queen's Jubilee celebrations take place from 1st - 4th June 2002 and include an extra Bank Holiday on Monday 3rd June. More information on Golden Jubilee-related events in London can be found at the website

PETER CURRIES FAVOUR
WITH LOGO WIN

Peter Ellis gets his cheque from Tom Whitbread

It didn't take curry lover Peter Ellis (L08) long to work out what he would probably end up doing with his Ł300 logo win in the January draw - take the family for a curry!
   "And," Peter told Call Sign, "with my wife Pam, four children and four grandchildren, if I'm lucky there might just be enough over for a drink afterwards! But if somehow I manage to get away without getting the food, I fancy a short break in Yorkshire."
   Peter has been on DaC for 18 years having passed his 'green badge' two years earlier.
   "I actually tried ComCab for a year first, but I just couldn't take to it. Now I'm pleased because I think Dial-a-Cab are great."
   Surprisingly for someone who speaks so highly of DaC, collecting his logo winnings was only the second time that he had been to Brunswick House on official business.
   "I'm just happy to do my work quietly with no fuss and then I go home," said Peter.
   Peter's call sign was first out of the hat when the January draw was made. The only requisite needed to be in the draw is to have the two Dial-a-Cab corporate logos fitted to your cab - one on each front door and to make sure that the office knows.