Motorcycle taxi service, possible?

[Ribenapigeon]

You get motorcycle taxis abroad, is it possible here? Would an Uber type service work?

[Teflon-Mike]

I believe it's already been done in London. They used Honda Pan's as I recall.
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[arry]

Yup I've used one in London. It was hellish expensive but got me where I needed to be in the time I had to get there, so.

[angryjonny]

Yes there's a company called Limobike, amongst (presumably) others.

I'd imagine, cos ded kittenz, to be a limobike operator you have to have retired from 20 years riding for the police or DSA or whomever. Unlike Uber drivers, Addison Lee etc who simply need to demonstrate a complete incomprehension of the concept of lane discipline.

[Ribenapigeon]

Yeah, I did think the liability insurance would make it expensive.

[secretagentmo...]

Yes and Limobike is a Virgin company, so if you want to ride a Virgin....

https://virginlimobike.com/about-us.php

Edited to add link

[Teflon-Mike]

[Fizzoid]

I presumed it's already happening here in the UK, as I always see motorcyclists using the Bus/Taxi only lane on my commute home...
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[chickenstrip]

[Rogerborg]

[Freddyfruitba...]

From https://virginlimobike.com/faqs.php

FAQ
Q. Do I have to lean around corners?
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[Mudshark]

[stinkwheel]

There was a company a while back who rocked up on a folding moped, and drove you home from the pub in your own car with the 'ped in the boot.

I thought that was a great idea.
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[Fizzoid]

Yeah, they did, I remember James driving an A Class Merc
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[arry]

Scooterman is the Co you're talking about.

[angryjonny]

[Ste]

www.scooterman.co.uk says "We save you money too being better value then using 2 taxis."

They've got a page on their website for getting quotes which I think might be broken as it wants £335 for going four or five miles across Reading.

https://sm.scooterman.com/GetQuote/Index

Your scooterman personal chauffeur will "be over 22 yrs of age, have a full clean driving license, a CBT or bike license and have good local road knowledge".

[Rogerborg]

Pubpal?
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[Ste]

Rainpal is going from strength to strength, apparently Adam has been selling Rainpal to the Bristol bike thieves.

[angryjonny]

[Ste]

Their website says that Reading is one of the areas it's available in.

[angryjonny]

Pavlov's Dog to my old place in Woodley is coming in at £304

Only option is as quoted below. So not scooter-man then...

[Ste]

They want £30 for going the half mile from Waterloo to Big Ben with the folding scooter or £40 without the folding scooter.

[M.C]