Brighton Streamline Taxis

Compared to taxi companies I’ve used in different cities, this is the most appalling.
It runs on a meter even if you book ahead. So it always turns out to be expensive, and you will find them slowing at traffic lights hoping it will change.
We called for a taxi to pick us up from the pier. They said it would be there in 10 – 15 minutes. We were told it stops outside the sea-​life centre. However, the taxi pick up point is actually outside the Harvester round the corner. We saw a taxi pull up outside the restaurant after FIVE minutes, and we started to walk round to it. after a minute, it then pulled away! Even though we were told 10 – 15 minutes!
My Fiancé phoned them up again to ask what the problem was. They said because we weren’t there, he left! We explained that they said 10 – 15 minutes AND that they’d said it’s outside Sea-​Life, but they said You were not there! The nerve!
We were struggling to get a taxi to Talk Of Tea, as when we said it on the phone, the person booking simply accepted it, however when we got in the taxi they asked where we were going, and had no idea where it was! The taxi ended up taking us half a mile down the road before realising they had gone the wrong way! We refused to pay what was on the meter, and paid what we felt was fair.
One time, the driver was smoking inside the taxi! I was gobsmacked!
We only had one pleasant driver, who is the reason for the star I’ve given.

When it comes to getting a cab in Brighton or Hove, Streamline Cabs get my vote. 747 474 is the only number you need. I like the fact that they have a good system and they get to know you and they also offer a ringback service. Call a cab, and when it has arrived, they ping you. Genius. Why doesn’t every cab service do this?

I love the number — 74 74 74, and how it’s sposed to sound like ‘send for send for send for’ — genius! Although it’s not so good now as the company has merged with another and is also on 20 20 20. Why more numbers?! Ah well. The company itself is pretty good — reliable, quick to come out, and cheap with a short journey costing £5−7 (well compared to Bristol where rip off taxis standardly charge £30 for a 15min journey, cos I lived out in the country apparently — grrr!).

747 474
That’s all you reallly need to know, when it’s smashing down with rain and you’ve just come out of a club. There is another couple of taxi services in Brighton, and I think I should know what the number is, but I don’t, and I think this can be in part blamed on the ridiculously easy to remember 747 474 sequence.
It’s not just easy to remember, it’s actually hard to dislodge from your head.
Takes you all over Brighton and beyond, and it’s hard to forget. My only problem is that they are too expensive (but this problem is more to do with Taxi’s in general than this particular company).

I only have one problem with Streamline Taxis:
Will somebody please pick up the phone???
Either that or employ some more staff to answer! When you can get through, Streamline are a fantastic taxi company with clean cabs and friendly drivers. The only problem is, you can call 5 or 6 times in a row without getting through and when you’re in a hurry, it’s easier to call another company.
The no incase you want to try your luck: 74 74 74

Expensive and poor service but — as they marginally better than most of the equally expensive and poor serviced taxi firms in Brighton — I have to give them 3 stars.
I use a lot of taxi’s in London and it’s unbelievable how much further you can go for your money compared to Brighton !

I have done almost every human activity inside a taxi which does not require main drainage. Alan Brien 1925–
I bet most taxi drivers have their funny stories about passengers and also some scary ones. The taxi in Brighton are the dearest in the country. They are more expensive than London!
I have used many taxi companies in and around Brighton and feel they are about the same quality as each other. So I can recommend Streamline.