Co-op Cabs is the leading taxi service in Scarborough & area. With over 55 years of experience, we can get you to your destination quickly, and safely.

1. How to Find and
Choose a Quality
Taxi Service

2. Choosing The Best Taxi Service
Whether you're going on a short
journey to a train station fairly soon or
you have a more extensive trip in
mind, you might find that you are in
need of taxi services. Of course, since
this company will be driving you and
perhaps some of your loved ones, you
want to ensure that it is of the highest
quality. How can you choose the best
taxi service?

3. Define Your Needs
Before you can even start to call
different taxi companies in your area,
you need to define your specific
needs for this vehicle. Do you need
someone to pick you up early in the
morning to catch a flight, or are you
hoping to book a ride to several
different wineries for you and your
friends?

4. Define Your Needs
Some companies offer more
extensive services than others do, so
you need to know what you are calling
for before you pick up the phone.

5. Accepting Reservations for Lengthy
or Elaborate Trips
Let's say that you need a cab for a
specific time a week from now, or you
won't get to the station in time. Or
maybe you are going on that wine
tour with your friends. If you need
transportation at a specific time and to
a number of stops, you really must
find a company that accepts
reservations.

6. Accepting Reservations for Lengthy
or Elaborate Trips
Otherwise, you would wind up calling
that morning only to discover that no
cabs are available for your use. If the
company takes reservations, be sure
to make them as in-advance as
possible.

7. Gauging The Safety Factor
You definitely want to make sure the
company you are choosing has a
reputation for safety. Reading reviews
online is an excellent way to find out
about this important component. Of
course, you should visit the
company's social media page as well.
Maybe the company has a Facebook
page.

8. Gauging The Safety Factor
On this page, you should be able to
get a sense of the safety and service
that is provided by the entity. In fact,
people may have posted complaints.
Read through these complaints and
see if the company handles them in
an appropriate fashion.

9. Short and Quick Trips First
If you are booking a reservation for a
lengthy trip or something that requires
you to be right on time, you should
give the company a test run. Call
them for a quick trip to a family
member's house. Ask how long the
cab will take, and then you can see if
it lives up to the expectations.

10. Short and Quick Trips First
You will also be able to see what the
cars and drivers are like. If you are
unhappy with the service received, be
sure to let the company know so that
you can make other accommodations
for the more extensive journey on
which you are going.

11. Conclusion…
Picking the right cab company might seem like a very
simple task, but you need to put at least a little bit of
effort into it. So many dangerous drivers dart around on
the roads each day, and you do not want your cab driver
to be one of them.

12. Further Reading…
Co-op Cabs is the leading
taxi service in Scarborough & area. With
over 55 years of experience, we can get
you to your destination quickly, and safely.