How do you ask a taxi to stop?

Stop Here or Stop here, please is fine, especially if both of you are speaking English as a second language.



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To hail a taxi' means exactly to beckon or to do a call signal for the taxi to stop and for you to use the public service afterwards, whereas 'to catch a taxi' refers to the whole action of making a taxi stop and using the service.

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The questions for that might be the following: I'm at (address) or Could you send the taxi to (address)? and I'd like/need to go to (address) or Please, take me to (address). Don't forget to ask about the fare by asking, How much will that cost? or How much is the fare? The taxi operator might also ask if ...

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If you've ever hailed a taxi before, then doing so here in London is effectively the same thing – just stand on the curb, raise and hold out your arm towards a black cab that's approaching and will pass you and wait for it to stop (you don't have to whistle!).

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Questions and Statements: Passenger
  1. ?I need to get to the airport. You can tell a taxi driver where you want to go by using the sentence pattern I need to get to + PLACE. ...
  2. ?Can you take me to the library on Rose Street? ...
  3. ?Can you drop me off in the city center?


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Raise your hand in the air as the cab approaches. Raise your hand firmly and confidently so cabbies know you want to be picked up. Keep your hand raised until a taxi driver spots you and pull over. Step back onto the curb once you have caught a driver's attention, and wait for them to park before approaching.

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It's a bit unusual to say catch a taxi, because taxis aren't scheduled. We'd normally say 'hail' or 'get' to refer to calling a taxi.

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There's no need to shout “taxi” and indeed, it's actually illegal to shout “taxi” whilst trying to hail a cab.

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Distinctive characteristics of taxis When the roof sign is illuminated, it means that the taxi is available for hire. When the taxi light is off, it means that the taxi is already picking up a customer or is not in operation.

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Private hire vehicles must never stop or wait in taxi ranks, or the driver will be subject to a Penalty Charge Notice and potentially licensing action.

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The famous London taxis are actually called 'hackney carriages' but in London we just call them 'black cabs/taxis'. London taxi drivers have to pass a special exam called the Knowledge to get their license so if you take a black cab, you can be sure the driver will know the way.

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Phototaxis (by light) Rheotaxis (by fluid flow) Thermotaxis (by changes in temperature) Thigmotaxis (by physical contact)

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Black taxis Are also called hackney carriages, or black cabs, although they can be any colour. Have a 'for hire' light on their roof. This means they can be hailed on the street or from a taxi rank. Can be pre-booked.

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From Driver Rule 54-20 (in PDF): It is against the law to refuse a person based on race, disability, or a destination in New York City. A taxicab driver is required to drive a passenger to any destination in the five boroughs. You can make a refusal complaint by calling 3-1-1.

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Report the incident. Even if it's been a bad day for the cabbie driver, or he was just reacting to circumstances, rudeness should never be tolerated (credit miller). Contact the cab company right away and let them know what happened.

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Sherbet. Slang for cab. It derives from the Cockney rhyming term, 'sherbet dab' (the sugary tooth-dissolving treat that you chow down with a lollipop).

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The taxicab is named after the taximeter, an instrument invented by Wilhelm Bruhn in 1891 that automatically recorded the distance traveled and/or the time consumed, thus enabling the fare to be accurately measured. The term cab derives from the cabriolet, a two-wheeled, one-horse carriage often let out for hire.

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