It will soon be October half term, which mean that children of all ages can enjoy some free time with their friends and families as schools close for the week. Amid all the planning for fun days out, transport is a key consideration to get right. Done properly, getting to and from your chosen venue should be trouble-free, safe and enjoyable. The ideal way to ensure that all of these things are taken care of is to choose family-friendly minicabs to take you wherever you need to go.
Safety first
Travelling with kids can be unpredictable and challenging as much as it can be exciting and exhilarating. However, choosing family-friendly minicabs removes many worries around how safe the journey will be. Children can travel in a safe, robust vehicle with appropriate seat belts fitted and child seats available on request. Family-friendly minicabs come with trained drivers who know how to navigate busy roads safely and assist families in getting their children safely settled before setting off.
Door to door travel
Children aren’t always known for their endless patience, especially when they are younger and excited for a fun day out. Using family-friendly minicabs makes travelling with kids easier than having to negotiate public transport, with potential lengthy waiting times, changes midway through the journey and the prospect of not being able to sit together on the way. Then, when you arrive at your destination, there may well be further walking to do, which could make your children tired and grumpy before the day out has even got going properly. Minicabs can collect you from your own front door and deliver you straight to your chosen location with no diversions, fuss or delay. Then, they do the same in reverse when you’re ready to go home.
Comfort and convenience
As well as a direct journey, family-friendly minicabs also offer a comfortable, quiet ride with someone else responsible for the driving, navigating and finding somewhere to park. Being able to rely on your own private cab can also be hugely helpful for families with children who have disabilities or special needs, who may not feel comfortable using noisier, less private public transport. You can book your minicab to arrive when you want and come back to pick you up at a pre-agreed time. You can even book a larger vehicle if you have a big family or need to pack car seats or mobility assistance equipment.
Lots of space
Children often come with lots of stuff too, making travelling with kids harder to manage without a private vehicle with plenty of room. Family-friendly minicabs are often bigger to take this into account, with spacious boot area and options to store luggage, pushchairs, buggies, wheelchairs and more. Children can spread out inside the cab (so long as they are still travelling safely and courteously) to avoid feeling cramped and to enjoy moving around as much as restrictions allow. They can choose which window to look out of in order to see the sights whizzing past, or read the road signs to help them understand how long they have until they get to the destination for their half-term day out.
Local knowledge
Drivers of family-friendly minicabs often live locally to where you are going and have extensive local knowledge to help you plan your day. For example, they might know of family-friendly places to eat, where to go to use the toilet, what local attractions are good for curious children and which toy shops have the best stock. Additionally, drivers of family-friendly minicabs will usually know the best routes to take that avoid traffic jams or roadworks. This will hopefully remove the frustration of having to sit in non-moving queues for ages while working out how to entertain the kids to keep them happy and quiet.
Perfect for the pocket
Finally, booking family-friendly minicabs when travelling with kids is not as expensive as you might imagine. The costs of booking your own minicab can be offset against the inconvenience of having to change public transport part-way through the journey, which often works out even more expensive in the long run. Even taking your own vehicle can result in additional petrol, fuel or power costs, parking, wear and tear and toll road payments. Knowing exactly where and when you are going to be dropped off and collected from also helps keep the costs down if you get lost and have to flag down another taxi.
