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Edinburgh · UK

Private Hire & Taxi dispatch & answering service in Edinburgh.

A 24/7 taxi dispatch service and answering desk for cab, minicab and private-hire fleets. Trained agents answer in your company name within three rings, book the fare, and dispatch the driver inside iCabbi, TaxiCaller, Autocab or Cordic — covering the overnight, weekend and overflow hours an in-house desk can’t.

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3 ringsTypical answer time
24/7/365Live coverage
50–70%Below in-house cost
1 weekFree to start

Edinburgh market note: Festival season transforms Edinburgh demand into an extended surge that in-house desks can't staff for.

What we handle in Edinburgh

We run a dedicated Private Hire & Taxi desk in Edinburgh — every call answered in your brand voice, every job dispatched in real time inside your own software. Coverage runs 24/7/365: overnights, weekends, holidays, and the surge windows an in-house desk can’t stretch to.

Edinburgh's festival season turns a steady private-hire market into a months-long surge, with EDI airport runs year-round. Operators here need a desk that scales with the calendar. That covers operators based in Edinburgh itself and the fleets running out of Glasgow and Aberdeen — all on the same desk.

24/7 Live Dispatch

Real-time driver coordination and routing around the clock — overnight, weekends, holidays, and peak surges covered.

Call Answering & Support

Every booking, reservation, and enquiry answered in your brand voice — your customers never know it is outsourced.

After-Hours Dispatch

Stop losing fares to voicemail. We pick up the calls your in-house team cannot staff.

Billing & Payments

Pre-trip payment collection, payment processing, bookkeeping support, and accounts reconciliation.

Virtual Assistant

A dedicated virtual assistant for transport operators — calls, bookings, admin, inbox and diary handled in your name, 24/7.

Virtual Receptionist

A front desk for transport companies — every call answered, screened, and routed in your company name.

We work to your local taxi licensing and dispatch rules, trained on your account so every fare is booked, priced and routed the way your city and your operation require.

Nearby coverage

We also cover fleets near Edinburgh.

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Further reading

Guides for Edinburgh.

Private hire answering in Edinburgh: covering festival season
Straight answers

Questions operators in Edinburgh ask.

Yes. We provide private hire & taxi dispatch & answering service for fleets across Edinburgh and the surrounding area, 24/7/365, working inside the dispatch software you already use. Festival season transforms Edinburgh demand into an extended surge that in-house desks can't staff for.
Most fleets are live within a few days. We learn your booking flow, brand voice, drivers, and software, then run a short shadow period before taking calls live.
Typically 50–70% less than a staffed in-house desk once you add salary, benefits, overtime, and turnover. No upfront fee and no long-term contract.
US dedicated-dispatcher plans start around $1,700 a month — an effective $10.60 per hour — while pay-as-you-go taxi call center pricing per hour runs about $14 in the US, with UK, Canada and Australia priced in local currency. Per TransportBPO’s internal analysis, that puts taxi dispatch cost typically 50–70% below in-house payroll. No setup fees; first week free.
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