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Call Sign September 2011
DAC DRIVERS AS NATURE INTENDED???
Last month's Call Sign saw an unusual appeal
from DaC Marketing Manager Allen Togwell
in which he wrote of an article by David
souls we have who are
Burnetts (S43). David had written about his
prepared to get their
cab driving father-in-law who had died from
kit off in aid of a very
prostate cancer while also writing of his own
good cause.
experience with prostate problems. Because
Of the twelve
Allen has often highlighted male problems
"months" needed,
with prostate cancer, David wrote to him
five have already
expressing his concern that so little research
stepped forward
one of whom is not
was done in the UK on prostate cancer com-
on DaC. They are
pared to other types such as breast cancer. He
Alex Constantinou
wanted to play a part in raising awareness,
(N05), Colin Salmon
while at the same time help raise money
(N81), Ricky Manetta
towards prostate cancer research.
(N16), non-radio dri-
David's idea was based on the group of
ver Stephan Fitt and
Yorkshire women who posed nude for a cal-
of course David
endar to raise funds for leukaemia and lym-
Burnetts (S43). All
phoma research and who became known as
will be provided
the Calendar Girls. He asked Allen for some
with a small DaC
help and the DaC Board member duly men-
logo to cover their
tioned the idea in the August issue.
modesty.
"Xmas"
Allen did point out that the idea should real-
may need a larger
ly be open to the whole trade with maybe the
version should the
trade organisations taking an interest, because
temperature drop
DaC rules do not allow us to promote com-
below zero!
mercial products outside of supplying a trans-
A taxi driver's version perhaps
If anyone else is
port service. But so far it has only gone out in
interested, just let Call Sign know...
Call Sign as a test to see how many brave
First 100 TX4s arrive in Azerbaijan
"It was amazing to arrive in Baku and see
As part of the record order of 1000 Shanghai
London Taxis operating in the same way
LTI Chinese built TX4s, the first hundred have
that I had seen it in the UK several hours
now arrived in the Azerbaijan capital city of
before taking my flight. I felt safe and reas-
Baku just several weeks behind the agreed
sured in a country I had never been to
date. They have already caused a sensation
before simply because I recognised The
there with the hundred selected drivers in their
London Taxi and the Service."
Baki Taksi uniforms and London-style taxime-
The deal was the single largest contract the
ters transporting passengers to their desired
locations. It seems that everyone wants to trav-
company had received for their TX4. The £16
el in these new TX4s!
million agreement sees 1,000 TX4 London cabs
The Azerbaijan taxis are coloured purple and
supplied by the joint venture at Shanghai LTI to
the iconic TX4 shape stands taller than all other
the Baku Taxi Company. The balance of the order
A Baki Taksi driver in his
private hire cabs - or bombila - on the road and
is expected to be built and shipped by the end of
Azerbaijan purple TX4!
are easily spotted amongst the bustling traffic.
the year with the next batch of 200 due shortly.
Baki Taksi launched their London Taxi Service
at the Caspian International Public Transport
Dial-a-Cab Credit Union
exhibition and the TX4 was undoubtedly the
main attraction throughout the three day
event. The event attracted over 5,000 profes-
sionals from Russia, Turkey, Iran, Georgia, cen-
Ever needed money quickly but were anxious about variable
tral Asia and other parts of Azerbaijan.
Baki Taksi was set up to help develop the
bank interest rates?
Azerbaijani Transport System and update the
Well wonder no more! If you are a subscriber, journeyman or mem-
taxi fleet in Baku with these London TX4s.
Azerbaijan's Minister, Ziya Mammadov attend-
ber of staff at Dial-a-Cab, then you qualify to join the Dial-a-Cab
ed the opening ceremony gave several radio
Credit Union. Any member of your family residing at your address
and TV interviews throughout the day regard-
ing the country's newest attraction!
also qualifies for membership!
Maria Holmes and Nigel Walters of The
Then if you are over 18, have been a member of the Credit Union for
London Taxi Company attended the exhibition
to support the Baki Taksi Company and were
over 3 months and have established regular savings, you can borrow up
excited to see the London Taxi positioned at the
to 3 times your total savings...
first stand you saw on entering the exhibition.
Maria, who Call Sign knows well, told us:
The cost?
Just 1% per month on the outstanding balance (or APR of 12.68%).
WHERE'S WOODY?
Loans can be paid back early AND there is usually an annual dividend on
The answer to where Bob Woodford
your savings.
was in Call Sign en la belle France:
Sipping a glass of Chilean Merlot in the
The question is: Can you afford NOT to be in it...?
'360 degree' bar on the top floor of
Call us on 020 7729 8171 or 020 7749 0585
Milbank Tower...
