?It is most important to book ahead for a Guernsey Taxi if your journey will be at the busy peak periods or during the unsocial hours. Busy peak periods could include bank holidays such as Christmas DayandNew Year’s day and also weekend nights as the pubs in town close and the nightclubs are emptying, Don’t worry if you have forgotten to book a taxi during the weekend nights as you will always get home. You just may have to queue for up to half an hour during a very busy period.
Busy times for Taxis in Guernsey tend to be around the early morning redeye flights with travellers jumping out of bed at 5 o’clock in the morning to get in their Taxi at around 6am to be at the airport in time to for their 7am flights. Then again between 930 and 11am as many visitors arrive on the daily commuter flights from all over the UK. Finally in the evening between 8pm and 9pm as the final fights the day arrive bringing locals back home from London, Manchester, Birmingham and Southampton. Generally getting a Taxi in Guernsey should not be a problem at these busy times although it is essential to book for the early morning redeye Taxis as calling for a Taxi at 5:30 in the morning is not the best plan.
There are nine taxi ranks situated across the Island of Guernsey. However, six of these are very rarely populated with either taxis or passengers. It is much better to make use of the three busy taxi ranks to ensure you get your lift home. Obviously the Airport always has taxis waiting to collect passengers during normal airport operating hours. If you want to get home from Town during the day you can visit the bond store taxi rank situated near the town church. The Weighbridge taxi rank is a better choice in the evening if it’s after about 5 PM as taxis congregate here 24 hours a day. Taxi firms are listed in the Yellow Pages in Guernsey as well as a quick search on the Internet will reveal most of the taxi firm telephone numbers. Most taxis carry their telephone number on the roof light of the vehicle however you may also flag a taxi down in Guernsey. The law does allow taxi drivers to stop if you put your hand out.
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