As the autumn nights are drawing in, TfL has launched its annual Safer Travel at Night (STaN) campaign, reminding students of the dangers of unbooked minicabs and providing advice on how to safely get a taxi (black cab) or booked minicab home. Advice around getting home safely includes:
- If you use a minicab, always remember they must be booked direct with a licensed minicab company via app, phone, or at a minicab office. Even if It has a TfL licence sticker in the window. if it's not booked, it's not safe.
- The minicab company must give you a booking confirmation, which must contain at least:
- The vehicle registration number
- The driver's first name and private hire licence number and
- When possible, a photo of the driver.
- When your minicab arrives, if the driver or the car picking you up aren’t the same as in your booking confirmation, don’t get in the car – it isn’t safe.
- Black taxis can be hailed off the street or from one of more than 600 ranks across London.
- The Night Tube offers a 24-hour service Fridays and Saturdays on the Victoria, Jubilee, and most of the Central, Northern and Piccadilly lines. Night Overground services run between New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction and London Buses also run services throughout the night.
- More information on safer travel (external link)