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According to Southampton City Council's Licensing Department, there is not a survey taking place on the ranks, to see if there are enough white taxis.
So who are these men with clipboards ?
It is not rocket science to work out who they are !!
Southampton Hackney Taxi Association white taxis can be found as you disembark from your Isle of Wight ferry.
Find our taxi rank at Town Quay outside Red Jet Terminal (IOW), or Terminus Terrace, near to Oxford Street :O)
Southampton is chock full of things to see and do. From our Historic Old Town with the Tudor House Museum and Medieval Merchants House, to the newly renovated Cultural Quarter which includes The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton City Art Gallery and also the Guildhall.
If shopping is your thing we have West Quay, The Bargate and The Marlands Malls along with many independent shops.
Leisure World and Ocean Village complexes offer a wide array of activities. Whilst the city is also home to many parks, including the Mayflower which overlooks the Solent and links to The Red Funnel ferry service at Town Quay.
If you need a map to help you plan your visit click here, or on the map below to download one from Southampton City Councils tourism office.
Southampton Hackney Association member drivers operate their white taxis all around the city, always feel free to flag a taxi down to take a ride, or meet us at one of the many taxi ranks. Click here for a list of our taxi ranks .
When you go to a nightclub in our City, hopefully you will have an enjoyable evening. Please make sure that you use the White Southampton Licensed Taxis to get you home safely.
It does not matter what taxi company or driver you chose or what sign writing is on the cab - all drivers should have their licensed badge on display - to make you feel safe and secure and take you to your destination.
To ease the congestion of the white taxi's queuing at London Road and Bedford Place area, could drivers please remember to service the taxi rank at Leisure World on a Friday and Saturday night ?
The three taxi trade organisations in our City have had further meetings with Management & Security at Oceana and we are all trying to work together to implement the ''Get Home Safe Scheme''.
We must support the night time venue's in the Leisure World complex.
Will you be sailing into Southampton? It's always nice to know that you will receive a warm welcome at the end of your journey...
The Southampton Hackney Taxi Association are pleased to be able to offer cruise ship passengers transfers from Southampton Cruise Terminal to Central London, Heathrow or Gatwick airports, as well as many tourist destinations and other airports.
Southampton Hackney Association provides a very flexible service arranging taxi trips and tours using our member drivers. We can provide a quotation for anywhere within the UK.
To make an enquiry simply fillout our trip enquiry form, and we will get straight back to you with a price quotation.
If you wish you can then pre-pay online and we will arrange for one of our friendly taxi drivers to be at the terminal to meet you. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
The Southampton Hackney Association (SHA), Unite Union and the Southampton Trade Associaiton (STA) met with Management from Oceana nightlclub and head of security on Friday 14th October 2011.
A compromise was achieved and the private hire company that is operating from there on a Friday and Saturday night will be moved out of sight of the public and therefore unable to tout for work.
The three trade associations will be meeting with Management again in four weeks time.
It is important that the Southampton white taxis are at Leisure World between the hours of 1AM and 3AM to take customers away from the venue as quickly and safely as possible.
Many topics were talked about at the Friday meeting - regular consultation is top of the list.
The Southampton white taxi's have given a good service to Leisure World since it opened and may they continue to do so particularly at the weekends.
For those of you who have not joined the SHA - why not look at our website - there is plenty to read about the white taxis of Southampton.
Maybe you just need to re-new your membership ?
It is easy! Any Southampton Hackney driver who is interested to join, just download the application form and send to our P0 box address.
You can become friends on facebook and twitter and you will eventually be invited to join an exclusive members facebook page !
Even if you do not drive a taxi - you can still read our regular blogs OR you may want to ask a taxi question that concerns you? We may be able to help you ?
We thought you might find it useful to know where the taxi ranks are in the city:
White taxis can always be found waiting at the taxi ranks ready to take you safely to your destination.
All Southampton Hackney Carriage Taxi Cab drivers are licensed to pick up passengers from the ranks, there is no need to pre-book.
The two abbreviations "Soton" and "Sotonian" were invented by Clarence Firbank Carr, possibly the most dynamic editor of the Southern Echo.
CFC as he was known, was the Editor of The Echo in 1941 and introduced these two words to assist writers who might struggle with Southampton and Southamptonian when preparing an article.
He had a very powerful impact on his paper and on local affairs. He died in 1979, aged 87 years.