Trapeze Launches iPhone Booking App For Taxi And Private Hire Companies

Online, June 19, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Trapeze Group (UK) Ltd has released an iPhone Booking App to extend the functionality of its Auriga dispatch system for taxi and private hire companies. The App enables passengers to book their own jobs, which then appear directly on Trapeze's dispatch system where they are automatically distributed to the most appropriate vehicle.

The App offers passengers a quick and user friendly means of booking a job without having to call a taxi company, and an innovative interface enables them to use a map to select the pick-up or destination if the address is not known. Additionally, passengers can manage their own bookings, and even track the vehicle as it comes to collect them via an integrated Google Maps function.

For the taxi or private hire company the advantages are two-fold: Firstly, they can accept bookings directly, thus freeing up office staff to concentrate on other tasks. Secondly, by having the App within easy reach on the user's iPhone, overall bookings can be increased by ensuring it is their company that passengers use when they need to travel.

John Raynham, Director of Panther Taxis from Cambridge, says the iPhone App is going down well with his customers: "We are really happy with our 'Panther Taxis' iPhone Booking App. We are getting more than 30 downloads a day already - and we haven't even started marketing it yet. Our customers love the App, and are particularly impressed that they can track their car on a map as it comes to pick them up."

Trapeze's Auriga dispatch system is a complete fleet management solution for taxi and private hire companies. For more information please call 0844 225 1313, or visit www.auriga.co.uk