Don't use Amber taxis!

Hi guys,
Thought I'd give a bit of a heads up about Amber taxis (the one recommended by the Met uni). I called them last night at about 11pm and booked a taxi for 1am. At about 1.15 I called to see where they were, I got told 5-10 mins it will be there. 1.30 no show, called again, "Oh I'll book it again madam". 1.45 I call again, I get told it's on it's way. 2am (an hour later, waiting in the freezing cold!) I gave up and phoned another company, thinking "oh god, I won't be able to get a taxi at 2am on a Saturday night/Sunday morning". Wrong - Blue Line taxis came through, were there within 5 minutes, and the taxi driver even phoned me personally beforehand to say that he's got someone in the cab with him at the moment, and he's gonna pick us up and drop us off on the way so it would be quicker (we were going the same place as the person already in the cab).

Amber never showed up. *sighs*. I've also heard bad things about them from other people.

If anyone has any Leeds taxi experiences please do post! I'm well peed off about Amber, if there's enough of us that have been arsed around by them, maybe we can petition the SU to get rid of their contract.

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Reply 1

Lil' Miss Smiley

I agree I never use them and only use new armley cars. Look in the phone book as I am sure posting thier number would come under advertising.

University of Leeds

Leeds

Reply 2

Chumsky

It's totally down to personal experiences, i think u must have just been unlucky. Amber taxi's have been amazing with us so far, maybe a few minutes late on occasions - but u expect that from every taxi firm.

Reply 3

JimmehF

Amber taxis have been ok for us, but DONT USE EXPRESS.

I got charged £6, for a mile journey, he locked the doors and demanded the money half way through the journey on one of the dodgyest roads ive been, just me and my friend there. Anyway, we only went to kirkstall brewery, wernt in the mood after that though and the way he acted, so thought i would go call in his taxi rank and mention to the manager that we might have been overcharged - Big mistake.

I got hit in the face by the driver (it was a 7seater toyota picnic by the way)
Then another guy was trying to shut me in the office while another one attempted to hit me with a broom, i legged it for the door that the smaller guy was going to shut, and got hit a few times on the ancles by the guy with the broom.

When outside i ran, 2 of them followed me until i shouted that my friend was nearby taking photos of them, and that i was calling the police, but one of the guys, about 20, was walking on the other side of the road though i didnt see him. When i was on the phone about 200 feet from my halls telling the operator on 999, he ran over the road and tried to steal my phone shouting alsorts of racist stuff. I ran into the car park of my halls.

By the way, i was staying in Cardigan Lane in the halls. Not any more though stuff that, ive moved out and writting a letter to Unipol right now.

Reply 4

JimmehF

Forgot to mention, police came - about 30 minuets later - whats the point! i wanted them to come urgently i didnt feel safe with a large group of racist asians wanting to get to me, and they did nothing. He said "well i could go and have a word, but it would be no use they wouldnt do anything."

Ive moved all my things from them halls now.