Occasion Taxis - Compare and Pre-Book Cabs for Weddings, Funerals and Family Occasions
Planning a special journey, whether it’s a wedding, a funeral, a prom or a hospital appointment, can be stressful enough without worrying about transport. With minicabit, you can instantly compare fixed, competitive quotes from 1,000+ licensed Private Hire Operators (PHOs) across 550+ UK towns and cities. Pre-book your occasion taxi up to 12 months ahead and tick one thing off your list early, so you can focus on what really matters.
How it works
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How comparing quotes works for occasion travel
Just tell us your pickup location, destination, cab pickup date and time, and how many people (and bags) are coming along. Our comparison technology gathers fixed quotes from Cab operators at both ends of your journey. Why? Because a Cab operator based near where your destination might actually be cheaper than one near where your starting point, giving you the best possible deals. Select the quote that suits you, whether you’re looking at the lowest price, the right vehicle type or top customer ratings. Once you’ve found the perfect match, pay securely by debit or credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay or Google Pay. You can also compare quotes for any UK trip with the taxi fare calculator.
When you’re booking a taxi for a big day rather than just a routine trip, you need things to go perfectly. Here are three things we do to give you total peace of mind:
Fixed prices, no surprises.
The price you book is the price you pay – no meters running, no surge pricing on the day itself.
Easy return trips.
You can book your whole journey in one go. Book your outbound and return trips in a single translation, whether they’re minutes, hours or days apart. You can even mix and match different Private Hire Operators for each leg to get the best deal, for instance an Executive car there to arrive in style and a standard car back.
Flexibility if your plans change.
Life happens, so we make it easy to update your pickup time online. Plus, you can cancel for free anytime before the booking’s cancellation cut-off deadline, shown clearly at booking. Just remember to make any changes through minicabit, not the Cab operator.
Booking early should also work in your favour: it locks in availability of the car you want and gives you the widest choice of the most competitive quotes. Want to know more? Our guide to pre-booking a taxi and why booking in advance saves money covers this in more detail.
Wedding taxis – moving the couple and the guests
When it comes to your wedding day, you just want the transport to work. Booking a wedding taxi through minicabit is the most practical way to get everyone where they need to be, whether that’s getting the couple to the ceremony, moving guests between venues, or making sure everyone gets home safely at the end of the night. To be clear, this is not novelty car hire. It is about dependable, fixed-price travel that you can plan and lock in months in advance, drawn from a network of 1,000 Private Hire Operators representing over 25,000 drivers.
We can help your day run smoothly. Choose premium Executive cars for the wedding party and those special arrival moments; opt for MPVs and minibuses to keep groups of guests together which is so much easier than everyone booking separately. If your schedule involves picking up family members from different addresses along the way, you can easily add multiple stops when booking on the minicabit website. Our system will even calculate the smartest route to keep your fare as low as possible.
Proms and graduations
School proms and graduation days are locked into the calendar months ahead, making them the perfect candidate for pre-booking. Parents can compare quotes and book as soon as the date is set. Choose a sleek Executive car for that classic arrival photo or opt for an MPV so friends can travel together, and all while knowing the fare is fixed before anyone gets dressed up. For graduation ceremonies, one booking can cover the family group there and back with the return leg booked in the same transaction, letting you focus on celebrating the achievement without worrying about how everyone is getting home.
Family occasions – christenings, birthdays, anniversaries and reunions
Family occasions tend to mean mixed groups: grandparents, pushchairs, presents and people arriving from different directions. When you enter your passengers and luggage items, our system works out the size of car you need, from a saloon or estate up to an MPV or minibus, so nobody is squeezing in or paying for space they do not need. For a fuller walk-through of planning transport for these days, read our guide to booking taxis for weddings, funerals and family events
Flying in for the occasion - taxis from the airport to the venue
Major life events such as weddings or funerals often mean welcoming family and friends from across the country or overseas. To make their journey stress-free, guests landing at any UK airport can pre-book their trip from the airport to the venue or hotel before they even fly, with the fare fixed in advance. Every airport pickup includes Meet and Greet as standard - the driver waits inside the terminal in Arrivals, with 45 minutes of free waiting time - and the flight is tracked, so if it is delayed the driver arrives 30 minutes after the new landing time.
For guests arriving into London, compare quotes for a Heathrow taxi, a Gatwick airport taxi, a Stansted airport taxi or a Luton airport taxi straight to wherever the occasion is being held. Flying into the North instead? A Manchester airport taxi works the same way. For arrivals anywhere else, start from our airport transfers page - we cover all UK airports.
Funeral taxis - dependable mourner transport
Funeral travel needs to be straightforward and reliable, especially at a time when there is already much to coordinate. minicabit is often used by mourners to arrange transport - getting family and friends to and from the service - alongside any formal arrangements have been made separately. You can pre-book a fixed quote as soon as the date is confirmed, book the return journey in the same transaction, and receive full driver and Cab operator details by email and SMS before the pickup.
Executive cars are available where a more formal vehicle is preferred, and minibuses are on hand to keep family members travelling together. Our team monitors every booking and is contactable 24/7 by phone, live chat and email. In the rare events that your booked Cab operator cannot fulfil the booking, minicabit can reallocate it to an alternative provider at no extra cost.
Hospital appointment taxis
For hospital appointments, the main priorities are arriving on time and knowing the journey home is covered. Pre-book a fixed quote for your appointment date, and either book the return journey in the same transaction or choose a “wait and return trip”, where the same Cab operator waits up to 20 minutes at the drop-off point before bringing you back. If an appointment runs long, you can easily update your pickup time online. Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicles are available as a dedicated vehicle option – select a quote for a Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicle when comparing quotes. The no-extra-cost reallocation described above also applies here too.
Cabs for seniors
Pre-booking is ideal for anyone who prefers to have their travel settled well in advance. The quote is locked in the moment you book, so there is no meter to watch and no surge pricing on the day. Full details for your driver and Cab operator will arrive by email and SMS before your pickup time, and every quote includes 15 minutes of free waiting time as standard. If you ever have a question or need to clarify something, you can always speak to a real person – our team is contactable 24/7 by phone as well as live chat and email. Plus, because we compare Cab operators near the destination as well as the pickup location, there is usually a good choice of quotes even if you’re travelling to or from a less central address.
Travelling with a pet
Add your pet as a luggage item when comparing quotes and our system automatically factors it into the car size. Cab operators set their own policies on carrying pets, so once your booking is made, confirm with your Cab operator that the driver is happy to take your pet – their details are on your confirmation email.
Choosing the right vehicle for the occasion
Vehicle tiers on minicabit are Standard, Executive, Luxury, EV and Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicles, across car sizes from saloon and estate up to MPV, minivan and minibus. You do not need to guess what fits: enter your passengers and luggage items and the system works out the car size you need. Many of our Private Hire Operators carry a child seat, so if you need one, let your Cab operator know once your booking is made.
Why book occasion travel with minicabit
minicabit is Britain’s largest, most visited cab comparison site over the last 14 years, now part of the CMAC Group, and the UK’s largest repository of Cab operator pricing. We are rated 4.5 out of 5 on Trustpilot, we were the first app to win investment offers on BBC TV’s Dragons’ Den, and we are Winner, “Best Ground Transport platform”, Travolution Awards 2016, 2019, 2020 and 2023. The platform counts Booking.com, Expedia and major UK airports including Stansted and Birmingham as partners.
Ratings shown on our website are based on independent ratings from customers, who can rate the driver, the Cab operator and minicabit after every trip - and we only pay Cab operators once a pre-paid trip is successfully completed, so they are aligned with your day going smoothly.
"Occasions are the trips people plan most carefully. Being able to lock in a fixed quote up to 12 months ahead means the cab is arranged as early as the venue." - Amer Hasan, MD, minicabit
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Occasion taxi Frequently Asked Questions
You can pre-book up to 12 months ahead on the minicabit website or app. Booking early should lock in availability of the car you want and give you the widest choice of the most competitive quotes.
Yes. Return trips are booked in one transaction, with the two legs minutes or up to 12 months apart, and with the same or different Private Hire Operators.
Enter your passengers and luggage items and the system works out the car size for you, from a saloon up to an MPV or minibus for up to 16 passengers. Travelling together in one larger vehicle usually works out simpler than splitting across several cars.
Yes. You can add multiple stops when booking on the minicabit website, and it suggests the optimal order of stops to help keep the fare down.
You can update your pickup time online, and cancel for a full refund before the booking’s cancellation cut-off time, which is shown clearly at booking. Always make changes or cancellations through minicabit, not the Cab operator.
Many of our Private Hire Operators carry a range of child seats suitable for different ages. If you need one, let your Cab operator know once your booking is made.
Yes. Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicles are a bookable vehicle tier - select a quote for a Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicle when comparing. Pre-booking is recommended so the right vehicle is confirmed ahead of the day.
Add your pet as a luggage item when comparing quotes. Cab operators set their own pet policies, so confirm with your Cab operator after booking that the driver is happy to carry your pet.
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