About Us

Brighton & Hove Streamline Taxis is the product of the merger of the former Brighton Streamline (74 74 74) and Hove Streamline (20 20 20) Taxi Associations. These companies were both formed in 1936 when taxi drivers in the separate towns got together to bring organisation to the operations for protection of their livelihoods by providing a better and consistent service to the public .

So our merger brings nearly 150 years experience of providing high class taxi services to the public and businesses in the City, with the ongoing aim of customer satisfaction.

The many changes within the taxi business over the years has brought us to the ‘high tech’, computerised operation of today. Our fleet operates on GPS (global positioning system) which keeps track of the cars’ locations throughout the City so that the automated dispatch system allocates the most suitable and nearest vehicle to the pick-up point to take the fare.

Vehicles

We operate some 370 vehicles, all licensed by Brighton & Hove City Council, with nearly 800 drivers similarly licensed by the Council and undergoing regular CRB and medical checks. The fleet is predominantly Hackney Carriages - white with aqua bonnets and boots - that can pick up from taxi ranks, be hailed in the street and can take telephoned bookings. We also have Private Hire vehicles which may be any colour except white - these are allowed only to take pre-booked work. There is a diversity of saloon and estate cars, with multi.