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Karhoo expands booking platform’s UK footprint

Karhoo says it has integrated most of the UK's major taxi and private hire dispatch management system (DMS) partners onto its electronic booking platform. The firm says it has signed with over 300 taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) companies in a move which represents 51,000 cars. Companies include Autocab, Cab Guru, Haulmont, iCabbi and Magenta Technology. According to Karhoo, the platform will benefit fleets by providing increased demand and helping secure access to major contracts through its pa
July 6, 2018 Read time: 1 min
Karhoo says it has integrated most of the UK's major taxi and private hire dispatch management system (DMS) partners onto its electronic booking platform. The firm says it has signed with over 300 taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) companies in a move which represents 51,000 cars.

 
Companies include Autocab, Cab Guru, Haulmont, iCabbi and 8430 Magenta Technology.
 
According to Karhoo, the platform will benefit fleets by providing increased demand and helping secure access to major contracts through its partners.
 
Karhoo is a subsidiary of London-based company Flit Technologies which created the platform in a bid to provide transparent and seamless mobility services.

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