Please get in touch if you have any kind of enquiry -

Whether you are a passenger looking for more information or advice, or a taxi driver thinking about becoming a member or even a person who is thinking of becoming a taxi driver.  Also you may be willing to advertise on 'Our Partners' page ?

Our email address is info@southamptontaxis.org 

You can also follow us on Twitter.

On 'Our Partners' page for those who are interested - you can advertise.

Each individual advert turns around and can be linked to the customers' website - if required.

The adverts also move randomly.

Have a look on our website first - then contact Focal Strategy who will advise accordingly.

We have gained a new advertiser this week.   A reputable car dealer who can also supply white taxis for Southampton.

Potential advertisers need not be linked to the taxi trade !

Did you know - that Herbert Walker Avenue is named after Sir Herbert Walker, the Chairman of the then Southern Railways, who once owned Southampton Docks?

The Avenue starts from the 1st exit off the Roundabout at West Quay Road & Town Quay, goes through Gate 8 and continues all the way to the King George 5th dry dock.  It is only accessible for dock traffic and passengers to the cruise terminals.  

In 1927 when the trade in the Port was increasing, there was a need to extend the dockside quays as far as possible.  Sir Herbert had an ambitious scheme to make improvements by reclaiming land between The Royal Pier and Millbrook Point.  An area of approximately 400 acres of mud was pumped dry enabling concrete and steel piling which provided 1.5 miles of deep water berths.

If he could see now the overall development of Southampton Docks, he would be greatly impressed!

Southampton is getting busier by the day (and evening!) with the annual influx of students joining their university and college courses.

With so many nightclubs, restaurants and cinemas to visit in the city centre it is great to know that students can safely jump into a White Hackney Carriage Taxi by hailing them at the roadside, or by locating them at one of the many taxi ranks in the city.

Our white taxis are easily recognised around the centre of Southampton - look for the white taxi sign on the roof, and the red Hackney Carriage licence plate on the back of the vehicle.

You can be assured of your safety in a Hackney Carriage Taxi - all our drivers are insured to pick up passengers from the roadside, and are licensed, regulated and CRB checked by Southampton City Council. Most of the drivers also hold qualifications in transporting passsengers by taxi.  

Additionally, for your security nearly all Southampton Hackney taxis have CCTV cameras installed, getting you from A to B safely.

Find out more on our white taxis 

Southampton Solent University is a modern, vibrant and distinctively new university for the 21st century. It has more than 19,000 students based at city centre and waterfront campuses. The university prides itself on excellent employability, focusing on courses that offer real-life job opportunities, placements, internships and industry expertise and networking opportunities. It has the world renowned Warsash Maritime Acadamy as one of its four faculties, it is one of the leading universities outside London for media and the creative arts, and it has innovative courses in sports science and football studies. These courses attract excellent partnerships with leading industry names and organisations such as the Football Association. Its alumni list includes gold-medal Olympians, record-breaking solo sailors and masters of industry.

One of our Southampton Hackney Association members,  Mr Yousafzai Riazkhan, was able to return a wallet containing a considerable amount of cash and several credit cards to a customer that had got into his taxi at Southampton Train Station.

The customer was extremely grateful with his honesty, giving our SHA member a well deserved reward.

This should promote a good image for the Taxi Trade in our City. 

Well Done Mr Riazkhan!

Did you know that you can follow the SHA on Facebook and Twitter? 

Simply click the 'like' or 'follow us' buttons on our contact page, or go directly to our Facebook  or Twitter  pages to keep up to date with Southampton Hackney Association news and activities.

As well as information about the Hackney Carriage Taxi trade in Southampton, we regularly post news about what's going on in the city, and about the cruise ships coming into Southampton docks. 

Why not start following our Facebook and Twitter  pages today?

Look out for our white taxi's in and around Southampton City, hop in and we'll take you wherever you need to go :O)

The unplanned visit of the Costa Luminosa Italian cruise liner created extra work in Southampton today !

She should have docked in Dover but due to bad weather was diverted here.

We are fortunate that The Port can take ''surprise visits'' from ships that are due elsewhere.  This illustrates how versitile Associated British Ports can manage ship movements in a short space of time.

May the Costa line visit us again soon.

Work is to be carried out on the Southampton Cenotaph in Watts Park.

Glass panels will be erected next to the Cenotaph,  with the names of the soldiers who lost their lives in the First World War which have begun to fade on the monument itself.  An extra 1200 names of service personnel who have died in more recent conflicts will be also etched onto the panels. 

It is hoped that all will be completed in time for Armistice Day on November 11th - the 90th anniversary of the unveiling of the original cenotaph which was designed by Lutyens.

Have a look at Matt Smith's report in the Echo today  - follow link as below -

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/9231031.support_for_Southampton_s_port_beats_Liverpool

Please sign the petition as it is most important to keep the Cruise Industry in our City of Southampton.