If you are a woman and you need a taxi or private hire vehicle then some of you may prefer to get into such a vehicle that is being driven by another female. After all, you only have to check on Google News to read of a number of male taxi drivers who have been convicted of sexually assaulting or raping a woman passenger.

Some female passengers may feel more secure being picked up by a taxi driven by a lady and that is understandable. So, how do you go about sourcing a female taxi or private hire vehicle driver?

It is worth mentioning that a larger percentage of taxi drivers are males so this makes it more difficult in sourcing a female taxi driver. However, it should potentially be possible to do so if you do your research in advance.

As it is for a lot of things, the Internet is a good place to start if you are planning a night out or need an airport transfer and would prefer to be driven by a female. Depending upon where you live, you may find that there is a taxi firm that only employs women taxi drivers. It is unlikely that there will be many such taxi businesses but you may just be lucky and find one that is in your locality.

You could ring around a few taxi firms in the vicinity of where you live or work and ask if they employ one or more female taxi drivers or private hire vehicle drivers. You may be lucky and find someone quite quickly. Statistically, you are probably more likely to have an increased chance of success in cities than in a small town.

Obviously, you would not expect to have to pay more to have a female taxi driver take you to the likes of a nightclub and pick you up again.

Having sourced a female taxi driver you may wish to retain their contact details in your mobile phone so that you can use them again at a future date.