Gilmores Direct

01/09/2026

One worth knowing if you book through our app 👀📍

If you use the Local app, give us 20 seconds because this could save you and your driver a load of messing about 🙈

One of the biggest mistakes we see is people assuming the location pin has picked the exact address they’re standing at.

It hasn’t always.

Look at the picture.

The passenger is standing at Morrisons in Blaydon.

The app has automatically selected Wesley Court as the pick-up.

The pin is there to find your general location, but depending where you’re standing it can sometimes grab a nearby address instead.

So before you press book, just look at the PICKUP box.

If it’s wrong, tap it and type the correct address in manually.

Takes five seconds. Saves the driver looking for you somewhere you’re not.

Don’t just trust the pin. Check the address📍

24/08/2026

We’re not asking you to stop ringing us.

We’re not asking you to book a taxi today either.

Just give Local a little spot on your phone📱🩵

Download the app and forget about it.

Because sooner or later you’ll be standing somewhere thinking…

“Right, how am I getting home?”

And there we are. 😏

Local. One tap away.

20/08/2026

You’d be surprised how many people still say:

“Oh, I didn’t know Local had an app.”

We do 😂

Book in seconds, see your price, track your driver and pre-book for later.

Same Local drivers you already know.

Just without having to ring us📱

10/08/2026

Prudhoe to Newcastle Airport — £29 fixed fare✈️

And Prudhoe isn’t the only one.

We’ve got fixed airport fares from loads of local areas, and the easiest way to check yours is on the Local Taxis App — put your pick-up in, choose Newcastle Airport and you’ll see the price before you book.

No guessing what the meter might come to. Just check it, book it and get the holiday started.

Newcastle Airport charges its own drop-off fees separately from our fare: £6 for Express Drop Off or £4 for Short Stay 2.

05/08/2026

Seven years ago today, Local Taxis officially started.

Back then, I had no idea exactly what it would become. I just wanted to build a decent local taxi company, give drivers a fair place to work and look after the people in the areas we serve.

Since then, there have been very early mornings, very late nights, quiet days, absolutely chaotic days, breakdowns, airport runs, school runs, hospital appointments, nights out, shopping trips and just about everything in between.

We’ve made mistakes. We’ve learned plenty. We’re still learning now.

But seven years later, we’re still here, still independent and still serving the same local communities we started for.

A massive thank you to every driver who has represented Local properly, every member of staff who has kept things moving behind the scenes and every passenger who has booked us, recommended us, defended us, reviewed us or simply kept coming back.

You’ve all played a part in getting Local to seven years.

Here’s to the next chapter. ❤️

Local Taxis — established 5th August 2019.

03/08/2026

Something big is happening at Local this week.

Seven years in the making, actually.

We’ll tell you properly on Wednesday 👀

12/06/2026

Need a few more decent drivers.

Backshifts & weekends.

4 weeks free commission.

Fixed 25% commission capped at £140 a week. No hidden fees!

The work’s there 👀

Give us a call: 01661 83 1111

27/05/2026

🤩🤩

1,200 Google reviews.

4.8 star rating.

For a local taxi firm, that’s not just a number on a screen.

That’s airport runs.
Hospital appointments.
School runs.
Nights out.
Early mornings.
Late finishes.
People getting home safe.

And 1,200 times someone has taken a minute out of their day to say we done alright.

That means a lot.

Not perfect.
Not pretending to be.

Just local people, local drivers, and a team that keeps grafting every day to get it right more often than not.

Thank you to everyone who’s reviewed us, recommended us, defended us, booked us, and backed us over the years.

1,200 reviews is mad.

And we’re still just getting started 🚕

24/05/2026

😍😍

Bank holiday weekend is doing bank holiday weekend things 😅

It’s been absolutely non-stop so far — airport runs, nights out, family visits, pub runs, the lot.

So let’s have a bit of fun with it…

If you’re out and about with Local this weekend, grab a quick photo with your driver or beside the car and send it over to us.

Tell us where you’re heading and we might feature you on the page.

Maureen understood the assignment perfectly 👇🏼🚕

06/05/2026

✈️ Newcastle Airport have increased their drop-off charges again from today.

Current charges are now:

Express Drop Off:
£6 for up to 10 minutes

Short Stay 2:
£4 for up to 15 minutes

Just to avoid any confusion — these charges are set and collected by the airport, not taxi companies.

Our fixed fares to and from the airport remain unchanged 😎

As always, any airport drop-off or parking charges are simply added on at cost.