A CHESTER taxi firm which previously specialised in taking passengers to airports is now offering half-price journeys to key workers wanting to travel around the Chester area.

Globetrotterz, which started out in August 2000 doing airport runs for people wishing to travel to Manchester or Liverpool Airport, is expanding its service to include private hire taxis around the area.

Trevor Owens, who has run the business from his Blacon home, explained there will be a new base set up for the taxi firm and journeys would be half price so key workers and others making essential journeys can reach vulnerable people more easily.

He said: "Globetrotter airport services started from doing one airport run in August 2000 to our best year of just over 10,000 trips to Manchester and Liverpool airports.

"We have run from home for as long as we can working from Blacon, so I was approached by my friend Mat Dalton and grandson Warren. Mat, formerly a manager at Kingkabs is now working with Globetrotterz Private hire to bring much-needed private hire taxi choice to Chester.

"Our new office will be in Brook Street and we hope to have 100+ drivers within the first 12 months, as Globetrotter Airport Services have been a great success for nearly 20 years and have serviced many companies in and around Chester.

"This expansion was the next step for Globetrotterz.

"As a company we will be offering 50 per cent discount on all taxi trips over this lockdown to help people out. Also, as a company, we are not charging our drivers a weekly settle to help them out as well.

"We will be offering lots of things to help drivers through this hard time; our aim is to give much-needed choice back in to the private hire market, giving good quality service and clean reliable cars, cabs and minibuses.

"We will also be operating a 24/7 phone line from now on, no job too small, and we will travel to any part of the UK from Chester and surrounding areas."

During the lockdown, all private hire vehicles from Globetrotterz will be disinfected after every journey.

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