Minicab Code
Mini cab Crime prevention advice
- Always get a car through a licensed minicab operator.
- Carry the phone number of a minicab company you've used before and trust.
- Check that the minicab you ordered is the one you get into.
- Check that the driver has been given your name and destination by his
operator.
- Always sit in the back and carry a mobile phone.
- If you have a problem with the driver of a black cab, make a note of the
number on the white plate inside the cab and report it to
police or the Public Carriage office.
- If you have a problem with a minicab driver remember the car's make and number and report it to the Police or minicab office.
Be Aware... Know some facts
The Met Police and City Police have teamed up with the Mayor to launch a major new campaign warning Londoners about the dangers of getting into illegal minicabs. In the past 12 months 214 women were sexually assaulted after getting into illegal minicabs - those that tout for trade on the street - according to figures released by the Metropolitan Police.
The 'Know What You're Getting Into' campaign has been produced by the Mayor, the MPS and the City of London Police and will go up on poster sites and in pubs and clubs right across the capital.
Crucially the campaign is just one part of an integrated action plan that not
only highlights the risks but also the safer alternatives.
If you are going out with your mates, make sure you know how your getting home
and stick together. Make sure you look after each other .... especially around
getting home and the growth of assaults on people using unlicensed mini cabs and
the increased likelihood of being robbed while under the influence of alcohol or
drugs.