Taxis

This page contains information regarding:

• Contact details for wheelchair accessible taxis
• Link to more numbers for taxi firms operating within Cambridge
• Location of taxi ranks for Cambridge Hackney cabs
• Taxicard service
• Dial-a-Ride

Accessible taxis

Diamond

01223 523 523

Can provide wheelchair accessible taxis if booked in advance.

Panther

01223 715 715

Can provide wheelchair accessible taxis if booked in advance.

About a third of Cambridge's Hackney cabs are wheelchair accessible.

Taxi ranks

Taxi ranks are located at:

• Drummer Street (the bus station)
• Parkside (the new National Express coach stop)
• Railway Station
• St Andrew's Street, at the junction with Petty Cury

Night-time taxi ranks

There are night-time ranks at:

• Sidney Street (outside Boots)
• Market Hill

It is advisable to book a taxi in advance, particularly if you require an accessible taxi.

Taxicard service

The Taxicard scheme helps disabled people who live in Cambridge and have a low income to pay for taxi journeys.

The current scheme runs from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. When you join the scheme, we will give you vouchers worth up to £150 – the number of vouchers will reduce if you join the scheme partway through the year.

Some vouchers will be worth £1, and some will be worth £5. You can use them to pay some of the fare for a one-way journey. You can decide how and when to use them, including using more than one for a single trip – but you must pay at least £1 towards each fare.

Disabled students and staff, even if you are not permanently resident in Cambridge, may be entitled to a Taxicard.

Major changes to the Taxicard scheme came into place in April 2007. It is best to contact the Council directly to find out whether or not you are eligible.

For more information or an application form, please click here or contact the Taxicard service direct on:

Telephone

01223 457 000

Email

taxicard@cambridge.gov.uk

Dial-a-Ride service

Cambridge Dial-a-Ride is a charitable organisation which provides transport for groups and individuals who otherwise have difficulty accessing public transport. It offers this service around the entire city of Cambridge and from neighbouring villages.

For more information, contact:

Address

Unit F4a Eastern Court,
182–190 Newmarket Road,
Cambridge CB5 8HE

Tel.

01223 506 335

Email

camdar05@hotmail.co.uk