Take Me

Take Me, pre-booked taxi in Northampton

Take Me operates a pre-booked taxi service in Northampton, focused on local journeys, airport transfers and business travel. The company serves passengers in the city and also covers trips to selected destinations beyond it. Booking can be made through their app, by phone or from the website.

Services available in Northampton

The company's offering in Northampton includes several transport options:

• Pre-booked taxi: modern vehicles and professional drivers for journeys of any length, both urban and longer distance.
• Corporate travel: transfers for meetings, conferences and events, with the option of regular accounts, group transport for employees or one-off executive services.
• Airport pickups: transfers with flight tracking so the driver is ready even if the flight is delayed, and connections with other regional airports.
• Minibuses: vehicles of different sizes for groups, nights out, airport transfers, corporate events or family gatherings, with a single driver for the whole journey.
• Hospital transport: journeys to hospitals and clinics in the city for patients and companions, with patient and attentive drivers.
• School transport: reliable journeys to schools, colleges and educational centres so students arrive on time.

How to book

Booking can be made in three ways. Through the app, the user registers, taps the booking button and enters the pickup and destination points. By phone, the operator takes the pickup and destination details. And from the website, the customer goes to the Take Me site, clicks the booking button and enters the journey.

Vehicles and payment methods

The fleet includes low, family, 6-seat and 8-seat vehicle options. Payment can be made in cash or by card, and also via G-Pay and Apple Pay.

Popular destinations and routes in Northampton

Among the destinations the company highlights in Northampton are the town centre, with shops, markets and restaurants; Franklin's Gardens, home of the Northampton Saints rugby club; Abington Park, the oldest and largest park in the town, with gardens, a museum and family-friendly spaces; Delapré Abbey, a restored Georgian abbey on the outskirts that hosts events and heritage tours; and the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, focused on local shoe-making heritage and fine art.

The company also notes frequently booked routes, such as Chaucer Street to Sidebrook Court, from Northampton town centre to Northampton General Hospital, from Abington Park to Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, from Northampton train station to Hilton Northampton, from the town centre to Grosvenor Shopping and from the centre to Delapre Park.

Network of locations

Take Me operates in multiple locations across the UK. Among the locations listed on its website are Birmingham, Bridgwater, Bedale, Camberley, Catterick, Crewe, Darlington, Great Barr, Hook, Kettering, Leicester, Loughborough, Merseyside, Malton, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Nuneaton, Northwich, Newport Pagnell, Porthcawl, Plymouth, Rushden, Ryedale, Solihull, Stoke, Taunton, Whitby, Wellingborough and Wrexham.

Drivers and safety

The company invites drivers to join its network, which it presents as a community of more than 10,000 professionals, with flexible hours and the ability to choose shifts. On safety, it applies a driver rating system after each trip, carries out background checks on all drivers and offers a safety button that allows sharing real-time location with family and friends.

App and ratings

The Take Me app has accumulated more than four million installs, according to the company's own data, and offers a 10% discount on the first ride with the code Take10. The website shows an average rating of 3.5 out of 1,599 reviews, with testimonials mentioning help for people with reduced mobility, punctuality, communication during the journey and the drivers' manner.

Location and contact

Phone: 01604 626262 · Hours: Monday to Sunday: 00:00-23:59