Pre-booked London minicabs with TfL-licensed drivers. See your price before you book — no surge pricing, no metered surprises.
CabsOn runs a dedicated London minicab service across all 33 Greater London boroughs. Every booking is a pre-booked private hire job with the price shown before you confirm, every driver holds a current Transport for London PHV licence, and every vehicle is ULEZ-compliant. Whether you call it a minicab, a private hire car, or a pre-booked taxi, the model is the same: you see the price up front, a professional driver, no surge.
Unlike on-demand ride-hailing apps that use dynamic surge pricing during peak commute hours, weekends, weather events, and concert finishes, CabsOn quotes the price for your journey at booking and does not surge it afterwards. That predictability is a big part of why customers choose pre-booked minicabs over apps.
A London minicab is a private hire vehicle licensed by Transport for London. Unlike black cabs (hackney carriages), which can be flagged on the street, minicabs operate strictly on a pre-booked basis. The minicab vs black cab distinction is a UK legal one about how you hail the vehicle and how it prices the journey — black cabs are metered, minicabs are quoted before you book.
We pick up from anywhere across the 33 Greater London boroughs:
Pre-booking a minicab is the smart choice when you need price certainty — airport transfers, important business meetings, evening events. Ride-hailing apps use dynamic surge pricing that rises with demand, so the same trip can cost noticeably more at a busy time than it would off-peak. With a pre-booked CabsOn minicab, the price you see when you confirm is the price you pay — it does not change afterwards.
The two services price differently rather than at a fixed gap: a black cab fare runs on the meter and grows with time and distance, including when you are stuck in traffic. A CabsOn minicab fare is quoted for your specific journey before you book, so you know the exact price before you travel. We do not publish a general £ comparison because the difference depends on your route, the time of day, and how the traffic runs on the day — get an instant quote for your journey and compare it against a metered estimate yourself.
Default choice for solo travel, couples and pairs heading to the airport. Modern petrol-hybrid or fully electric saloons across the fleet.
Choose this when bags outnumber people. A standard family of four with full check-in luggage fits cleanly in an estate where a saloon would not.
Business class transport for corporate travellers, visiting clients and hotel transfers. The default for premium-postcode airport runs.
Single-vehicle transport for groups of up to 8. Common on hen and stag bookings, sports teams, family airport runs and corporate group transfers.
Flagship class for VIP travel, weddings, premium events and corporate visiting directors. Hourly hire from 4 hours minimum or fixed-route.
Pickup time auto-adjusts to actual landing. No driver-side panic if your flight runs late.
Plenty of buffer for immigration, baggage claim and customs at the busiest airport hours.
The £5 forecourt fee at every UK airport is in the quote, not added at the kerb. Same with London congestion charge and ULEZ.
Driver waits at the terminal arrivals exit with a name board. No extra charge.
Pay how you want. Corporate accounts get monthly invoicing with PO numbers and VAT receipts.
Available on request, fitted before pickup. Confirm seat type at booking so we match the right vehicle.
A London minicab is a TfL-licensed private hire vehicle that must be pre-booked. Minicabs cannot be flagged on the street the way black cabs can, and unlike a black cab meter, the price is shown to you before you book.
Use our online form to enter pickup and destination. You will see the price in under a minute and confirm with card, PayPal, or corporate account. SMS confirmation arrives immediately.
Yes. Every driver holds a current Transport for London Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) licence. Every vehicle is TfL-licensed and ULEZ-compliant.
It depends on the route and how much traffic you hit — black cabs are metered and minicabs are quoted before you book. We don't publish a fixed comparison figure since it varies journey by journey; get an instant quote to see your price.
No. CabsOn shows you the price at booking and it does not change afterwards, regardless of demand, weather, or time of day.
Yes. Same-day and immediate minicab bookings are accepted subject to driver availability. For airport runs we recommend pre-booking at least 3 hours ahead.
