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This looks like a genuine gesture, but...

And presumably that's an old photo. Snazzy gear, though


Peterborough taxi company offers shopping runs to elderly and vulnerable people at risk from heatwave

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/new ... ve-3772840

The firm has a long tradition of giving back to the community.


Image: Peterborough Telegraph

Goldstar Diamond Cabs has offered to do essential shopping runs for elderly and vulnerable residents in Peterborough who are not able to get out during the heatwave.

A red alert has been issued by the Met Office for both Monday (July 18) and Tuesday (July 19), with temperatures predicted to rise as high as 40C.

Where possible, people have been urged to avoid non-essential travel on public transport; with many choosing to stay at home entirely.

In order to support people who feel that they are not able to get out, local taxi firm Goldstar Diamond Cars have offered to carry out essential shopping runs for residents who need it, up to the value of £20.

Operations Manager Faz Ali said: “The UK government has given a red alert on Monday and Tuesday for the heatwave that will hit England tomorrow, we value all of our customers safety so for our elderly and high risk customers please keep indoors, cool and safe,

“Goldstar Diamond Cabs are proud to help all our Senior Citizen customers with their essential shopping maximum spend £20 (excluding cigarettes & alcohol). For two days only (18th & 19th July until 8pm.

“Call any of our helpful operators with a shopping list and our drivers will deliver your shopping for free, you only have to pay for the groceries. Please phone our booking lines and we will do the rest!

“01733 310777, 01733 575555 and 01733 568999.”

...so who qualifies as elderly? Who qualifies as vulnerable because of the heatwave?

Which area does this cover?

As for a shopping list provided over the phone and then given to drivers

Can you imagine the shopping bit?

And how will they know whether the value exceeds £20 when the booking is taken

So you arrive with missing items, or the wrong brand of soup, or wrong flavour of fizzy juice, or wrong size of tin, and then you have to get them to pay for it all

Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me, and as a driver I'd avoid it like the plague if I could

As an operator, I'd find a different way to 'give back to the community'

ah so the company who have the 2nd worst reputation amongst drivers wants them to do community service good idea but not sure many will go along with it

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