Gosforth Taxis - Seascale

Ever R.

Avoid at all costs. Rang and asked for a taxi to the wild olive and a return fare. Was asked why we needed one when we were staying in Gosforth already, I replied one of our group had recently had a knee operation and wouldn't be able to walk there and back, so the taxi was booked.... 1 hour before due to be picked up ( and we all had had a couple of wines ) I was emailed to say "their driver had rang in sick and couldn't make it" ... should of listened to the locals in the village the previous day who warned us they wouldn't arrive and give us some excuse if they got a better fare. Highly unprofessional company in my opinion and would just say to anyone wanting to book have a plan B... 👍

M H.

Super helpful taxi service and prompt. Peter saved us as we needed to put our bikes in a taxi to get back to Ravenglass. really reasonable pricing from Wasdale head and we were happy to have his service. We’ll definitely keep them in mind for next time. I’m glad to hear Peter is an Arsenal fan!

Declan G.

Booked a taxi in advance. Had to chat via email. Shaun arrived at seascale and took me to church stile camp site. He was prompt and got me to where I needed to be. However on my return journey he left 2 minutes after the scheduled pick up time without letting me know. Granted I was 2 minutes late but to leave me stranded, then not answer the phone or leave a message at the campsite reception is terrible service. Thankfully I got a free bus to Ravensglass then took the train home. I’m sure the company means well but be wary when booking. Good luck.👍🏻

Echo

Above and beyond the worst taxi service, I have ever tried to use.

I rang two days in advance saying I that would be needing a taxi when I arrived in Seascale after a 6 hour train journey.

The man I spoke with said that would be fine and to call them at the time I mentioned when I arrived.
I did.
A taxi driver then said he couldn't pick me up because he was on another run much further afield.
I mentioned that I'd rang prior to arrange a taxi. Without a care in the world, he hastily replied, "Well my plans have changed." before putting the phone down.

I walked around for an hour, in the dark, completely lost and met a stranger who I got chatting with near the local Co-op store.
He was an absolute gent and very kindly drove me to where I was going and told me that everyone local knows how bad this taxi service is and call them 'fat cabs'.

After speaking later with several locals about my experience, every single one of them said the same thing, how completely unreliable and rude they are and that they run their so-called business from a house - which I walked by.
The group I got chatting with in a pub in Gosforth also mentioned that regardless of whether one has booked a taxi, if the driver gets a better booking, further away, which gives them more money, then they will often drop a previous booking without hesitation or notification, which is more or less what happened with me.

Unless you want to take a big chance on getting to your destination, AVOID this [ahem] company at all costs.
Utterly shambolic, rude and shamelessly unprofessional.

If I could have offered zero stars I would have done but had to offer one star in order to publish my comment.

Chiharu S.

On April 8th this year, we hiked through Scafell Pike and alongside Wast water. Our time calculation was bad and we ran out of time to go back to Boot Inn. At around 21:00 we managed to find an Inn and the pub manager was very king and called a taxi for us. Then Peter from Gosforth Taxis picked us up from the Inn and took us safely back to Boot Inn even though it was very late at night. Peter was funny, cheerful and kind. He was not only our life saver but his hospitable and warm personality melted our terrified and hopeless mood at the end of the day. We cannot thank enough!!

Laura P.

Awful service by the owner. He turned up half an hour early despite email with the time so driver left. Owner was extremely rude over the phone and would not accept it was their mistake. Taxi driver charged us £20 for a 10 minute journey and kept us waiting in taxi on arrival. Did not help with bags, journey was very awkward and ruined the start of our first wedding anniversary. On way back days later we had a different driver who was lovely. Charged us double as it was a bank holiday which was understandable and it came to £25 so we had clearly been ripped off on the way there by rude owner of the company. Would not recommend, please avoid!

Robin A.

I ended up a train station away and called Gosforth taxi to inform them of my mistake. I was picked up swiftly and I had such an amazing time with the driver. Made me feel comfortable and at home even though, I understand, it was an inconvenience. I will definitely recommend them!

Floyd T.

Absolutely first class service. Peter the driver top man. Dropped me at Seascale to catch train to Carlisle. I then find my Carlisle train cancelled and I need to get there faster to get an earlier train. Called up to get cab (55 mile journey) and Peter is back within 5 minutes. Well on time for train. We'll done and thank you. Excellent service.