Taxi and Minicab Quotes: Get a Fixed Price Before You Book

Tell us five things and we will give you a fixed price before you book — not an estimate, not a meter reading, and not a number that moves if the traffic does.

This page explains what we need, what you get back, and how to compare our quote against anyone else’s properly.

The five things we need

1. Pickup address and postcode — the postcode, not just the town. Epsom to Heathrow is a different journey from Ewell to Heathrow.
2. Where you are going — and the terminal, if it is an airport. A flight number does the job of both.
3. Date and time
4. How many passengers, and how many cases — the case count is the one that decides the vehicle
5. Anything extra — child seat, wheelchair-accessible vehicle, a pet, an additional stop, Meet & Greet at arrivals

That is genuinely all of it. With those five in hand we can price almost any journey in our area straight away.

Get your quote: book online or call 01372 747 747. We answer 24 hours a day.

“Do you have a price list?”

People search for this often enough that it deserves a straight answer: no, and a single list would not help you.

A price list implies one number per route. But the same route costs differently depending on which vehicle you need, what time you are travelling and whether anything extra is involved. A saloon at two in the afternoon and an eight-seater at four in the morning are not the same job, and a list that averaged them would be wrong for both of you.

What we do instead is quote your actual journey, and hold that price. Our home page shows indicative starting prices for the five main airports if you want a rough sense of scale before you call — but the number you book on is the one we give you for your booking, not a figure off a table.

What you get back

A fixed price, agreed before you travel. Three things follow from that.

• It does not move with the traffic. We are a private hire operator, so there is no meter in the car. If the M25 has a bad morning, that is our problem rather than yours — we chose the route and the departure time.
• It covers the journey as described. If the journey changes, the price can change — but you will know before it does, not afterwards.
• You can pay how you like — card, cash, or on a company account.

There is a fuller explanation of how minicab pricing works, and why fixed beats metered on airport runs, in our guide to taxi fares and how prices are calculated.

How to compare quotes properly

If you are ringing round, the headline number is the least useful part of the comparison. Ask all of them the same four questions:

• Is that fixed, or does a meter run? A low quote on a meter is not a quote.
• What happens if my flight is late? Ask whether they track the flight, and what waiting is included.
• Is there a card surcharge? And is it in the figure you were just given?
• Does the price include the airport drop-off charge? Heathrow charges £7 per vehicle entry, Gatwick starts at £10 — those are the airports’ charges, and whether they are inside or outside a quote makes two quotes look different when they are not.

Four operators quoting the “same” journey can be describing four different things. Those questions make them comparable.

Quotes for regular journeys

If the journey repeats — a weekday station run, a school run, a standing hospital appointment, staff travel — it is worth quoting as a pattern rather than one trip at a time.

Tell us the days, the times and whether it is one way or return, and we can set it up as a standing arrangement so you are not rebooking every week. Businesses can open an account with monthly invoicing rather than paying per journey — useful if several people book, or if the travel needs to sit on one bill.

Where we quote

Across Surrey and the south-west London border, 24 hours a day — Epsom, Ewell, Sutton, Cheam, Worcester Park, Carshalton, Wallington, Banstead, Tadworth, Reigate, Redhill, Leatherhead, Bookham, Chessington, Kingston, Surbiton, Weybridge, Guildford, Godalming and the towns between them.

Airport transfers are the most common quote we give. See our airport transfers, or the route pages for Epsom to Heathrow and Epsom to Gatwick, which explain what moves the price on each.

Get your quote

Have the five things ready and it takes under a minute:

• Pickup address and postcode
• Destination, or flight number
• Date and time
• Passengers and cases
• Anything extra

Call 01372 747 747, book online, or use the free Clocktower Cars app for iPhone and Android. For airport journeys specifically you can request a Heathrow quote. Common questions are answered in our FAQs.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get a taxi quote in Epsom?

Call 01372 747 747 or book online with your pickup postcode, destination, date, time, number of passengers and number of cases. You will get a fixed price before you commit to anything.

Is the quoted price fixed?

Yes. We are a private hire operator, so every journey is pre-booked and the price is agreed in advance. There is no meter, and the figure does not change because the traffic did.

Do you publish a price list?

No. The same route costs differently depending on the vehicle, the time of day and any extras, so a single list would be wrong for most people. We quote your actual journey instead. Indicative starting prices for the five main airports are shown on our home page.

How quickly will I get a price?

Straight away by phone, and we answer 24 hours a day. Online bookings return a price as you complete them.

What should I check when comparing taxi quotes?

Whether the price is fixed or metered, what happens if your flight is delayed, whether there is a card surcharge, and whether the airport drop-off charge is inside or outside the figure. Two quotes that look different are often describing different things.

Can I get a quote for a regular weekly journey?

Yes, and it is worth doing. Tell us the days, times and whether it is one way or return and we can set it up as a standing arrangement. Businesses can open an account with monthly invoicing.