Hello Ladies and Gents...

Virgin (West Coast Trains)
We are now just over halfway through the eighteen week period of engineering works and have used almost 500 different drivers, who have - in turn - been allocated days/times to cover this most lucrative work. There are still drivers who have not yet been picked to work at any of the designated stations, but you have certainly not lost the opportunity. It will be carrying on into December and we will try to use as many of you as possible over the coming weeks. Although Virgin trains are now opening up their services at 4pm on Sundays, the starting times for you, the drivers, have been revised to give everyone a fair and equal chance to work on this account.
   One point, though, can I please ask you not to discuss payments or mileage rates with passengers in the back of your taxis and to be as discreet as possible whilst waiting at any of the designated stations.
   Once again, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your help while this operation has been in progress, it has 

undoubtedly been a great success and from talking to many of you over the past two months, it has also been very rewarding.

Westminster TaxiCards
The passenger now pays the first £1.50 for each journey up to a meter fare of £11.30. The maximum subsidy that you can now clear is £9.80. If the meter fare exceeds £11.30, the cardholder now also pays the extra amount shown on the meter in addition to the £1.50. Please remember that there is no minimum fare on this account and that the cardholder's fee of £1.50 must not be included when the job is cleared. The maximum run-in is still £3.40 and the cardholder also pays for additional passengers. If a trip displays the 'W' attribute, the £4 surcharge will be automatically added to the fare in the normal way.

Christmas
With the Christmas period fast approaching, I expect many enquiries and bookings for Marshalling events throughout the festive season. Very soon I shall be contacting many of our account clients and offering them our marshalling services - which are undoubtedly second-to-none. You will of course be notified when these events are due to take place and your assistance will be greatly appreciated. Many large corporate clients will be using our services and I am in no doubt that you will give the marshalling team your normal high levels of support.
   Over this busy period, I also believe it is important to realise that our clients do not only use the services of Dial-a-Cab over the Christmas period, but also throughout the rest of the year. Our present levels of coverage are excellent and we must all strive to give our customers the high levels of service that they now expect, especially when demand is high...
   See you out on the road...

Allan Evans
DaC Marshalling / Training