TAXI & PRIVATE HIRE WEBSITES
Websites built for taxi and private hire operators by a team that has worked with the trade since 2012. Designed to win more bookings, more account customers and more drivers.
Supporting the Taxi industry for over a decade
We know the trade
A website that works as hard as your fleet
Running a taxi or private hire firm isn’t like running a shop. Your website has to bring in cash fares, sign up account customers, recruit drivers and keep you on the right side of your licensing authority, all at once.
We’ve worked closely with operators up and down the country since 2012. Over the years we’ve built features made for the trade, from corporate account application forms and lost property to driver news and local area pages.
No two operators are the same, so we start by listening. We find out what’s costing you work, then design a site around your business, not a one-size-fits-all layout.
What's included
Built for taxi & private hire operators
Features we’ve built up over years of working with operators, so you’re not paying us to learn your industry.
Online booking, front and centre
Clear "Book now" buttons on every page link straight to your web booker and app, plus click-to-call for customers who want to phone.
Local area pages that rank
A properly written page for every town and area you cover, so you show up when people search for a cab near them.
Corporate account sign-up
Businesses can apply for an account online. Account work is steady, repeat income, so we make it easy to say yes.
Driver recruitment
A dedicated "Drive for us" section with an online application form to help you keep your fleet growing.
Airport & service pages
Airport transfers, school runs, courier work, long distance and executive travel. Each service gets its own page.
Lost property & driver news
Practical extras that cut down calls to your office and keep your drivers in the loop.
Licensing-aware content
Some councils restrict the words private hire firms can use. We write your content to suit your licence and still rank well.
Managed UK hosting
Fast, secure hosting with SSL, backups and cookie compliance. We look after it so you don't have to.
Mobile-first design
Most of your customers book from their phone. Every site is designed for mobile first, then tested on tablets and desktops.
Case study
Fleet Cars — Edgware, Rickmansworth & Harrow
Fleet has been a Web Design MK customer for many years. We refresh their website every few years to keep it ahead, and we host and manage it day to day. We’ve also built several other websites for the same group, including Fleetline Cars Harrow.
Their latest site was designed in Figma, signed off by the client and then built to bring in bookings across North West London.
- Full redesign with booking and app download front and centre
- Dedicated area pages for every location they cover
- Airport transfer and business account pages
- Technical SEO clean-up and redirects from old pages
- Content written to meet their council's licensing rules
- Hosting, backups and ongoing support from our team
Who we work with
Trusted across the taxi industry
From busy London operators to the companies behind the software the trade runs on. Some come to us for a new website, others hand us everything web-related so they can focus on their business.
Website design, hosting & SEO
Fleet Cars, North West London
A long-standing client. We refresh their website every few years, write their local area pages, and look after SEO, hosting and support.
Website design & hosting
Fleetline Cars, Harrow
A Harrow and Wealdstone minicab firm established in 1963. We designed, built and host their website, with account facilities, driver pages and online booking.
Website design & hosting
Cabdata
Cabdata helps taxi companies save money through automation and payments. We designed, built and host their website, so even the trade’s suppliers trust us with their online presence.
Web services & DriverPay®
Royal Cars, Oxford
We look after Royal Cars’ web-based interests, and they use DriverPay® to collect driver payments through their iCabbi system. You’ll find it linked right in their website menu.
Web services & support
001 Taxis, Oxford & Abingdon
A current client. We look after 001 Taxis’ web-based interests and keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes.
Built & owned by Web Design MK
DriverPay®
Our own driver payments platform for taxi and private hire operators. We designed it, built it and run it, so we know the trade from the inside.
Could your firm be next?
How it works
From first chat to launch day
We keep things simple. You talk to the people building your site, not an account manager, and we explain each step in plain English.
01
Discovery call
A free 30-minute meeting to understand your fleet, the areas you cover and what isn’t working at the moment.
02
Design
We design your site around your brand and show you exactly how it will look before we build anything.
03
Build & content
We build the site, write your area and service pages, and connect your booking and app links.
04
Launch & support
We go live, redirect any old pages so you keep your rankings, then look after hosting and updates.
Is your current website costing you bookings?
Book a free 30-minute call and we’ll take an honest look at your current site, then tell you what we’d change.
Also from Web Design MK
DriverPay® — taxi & private hire driver payments
As well as websites, we built and own DriverPay®, a portal for driver payments, documents and rent. Drivers manage everything from their phone, so your office isn’t chasing payments.
- Collect rent online and see who has paid at a glance
- Driver documents chased and stored in one place
- Set limits, block and re-enable drivers from one portal
- Payment reminders and announcements to drivers
- Works with Autocab and iCabbi
FAQs
Common questions
Yes. We add clear booking buttons on every page that link to your existing web booker and app, whichever dispatch system you use.
Not if it’s done properly. We map your old pages and set up redirects so the rankings you’ve already earned carry over to the new site.
Yes. We’ve built sites for private hire operators with strict licensing rules on wording, and we write the content to suit your licence while still helping you rank.
Our taxi website packages are paid monthly, so there’s no large upfront cost. You can see the full details on taxiwebsites.co.uk, or book a call and we’ll talk you through the best option.
Yes. We host, back up and maintain your website, so if anything needs changing you just get in touch.
No. We work with taxi and private hire operators all over the UK, from North West London to Oxford.