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Call Sign November 2011
"Yes, it's quite a milestone, not
DaC's Martin buys
only for me, but also for Mann
& Overton sorry, I mean the
London Taxi Company of
40th new cab!
course!" Martin Freeborn (C67)
was grinning proudly while
looking at the recent purchase
of his 40th consecutive new
taxi.
"My first new cab was a 'J' registered
Fairway back in 1971. I actually ran that
for longer than 12 months, but then
somebody made me an offer I found hard
to refuse and I've bought new vehicles
annually ever since - and always through
M&O - oops, I mean the LTC. Old habits
die hard!"
Still beaming, Martin continued: "Over
the years I have built up a small circle of
regulars to sell my cabs on to. The buy-
ers know they are getting an almost-new
taxi with low mileage and full service his-
Martin gets his new TX4 - he may have to change the reg number!
tory together with the remainder of the
manufacturers' warranty, while I have the
benefit of keeping up with advances in
technology."
Soon after LTC's specialist Dial-a-Cab
salesman, Peter Kendrick, officially hand-
ed Martin the keys to his new TX4 (see
cover pic), LTC's General Manager Mark
Brown came over to check all was well
and to personally thank Martin for his
loyalty to the dealership over so many
years.
He told Martin and Call Sign: "I was
speaking to Andrew Overton on the tele-
phone yesterday and told him of your
fortieth new taxi being collected today.
Mark Brown presents Martin with dinner for two as a celebration of buying 40
He sends his congratulations and would
new taxis in 40 years
have dearly liked to have been here, but
said that travelling back from New
Zealand - even for an occasion such as
this - was just not possible! However, he
did think you were almost certainly our
most loyal and consistent individual cus-
tomer and asked me to thank you for
your continued support to the company
and the London Taxi Company brand."
EARLY TREATMENT MEANS SPEEDY RECOVERY
Just when Martin thought the festivities
Treatment for pain & discomfort doesn't have to be expensive
were coming to a close, Matt Garrett,
LTC's new General Sales Manager came
over and offered his thanks to Martin for
The Centre offers fully qualified therapists in Physiotherapy,
the DaC driver's continued allegiance to
Osteopathy, Sports Massage, Reflexology, Shiatsu, Remedial
their taxis and the iconic TX4 marque
Massage, Indian Head Massage, Hydrotherm, Massage Therapy,
over so many years, while to celebrate
Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.
the achievement, Mark Brown presented
Martin with dinner on the LTC at a
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London restaurant.
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Just before he drove off, Call Sign
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asked Martin if there would be a 41st
Out of hours enquiries welcome
new taxi in 2012? "Never say never," was
the snappy reply as he headed down the
Barking Physical Therapy Centre
road with no sign of the legendary puff of
90 Longbridge Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 8SF
smoke!
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