Carbon Voyage for Individuals

Carbon Voyage explained

You’re off to the airport and need to take a taxi or minicab. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a way to share with someone nearby going in the same direction? It would save money and reduce your impact on the environment.

Alternatively, if you’re in a hurry, through a single booking we will pick you up and get you to an express train (like Heathrow Express) to get out to the airport even quicker.

At Carbon Voyage, we build all our technology with this in mind. Our website lets you tell us where you need to go, and we match that with other Carbon Voyagers on the the same journey.

Become a member of the Carbon Voyage community to access a large fleet of taxis, minicabs and trains. All our transport providers are licenced by the relevant authorities, so you can be assured of a safe journey.

And if you need to keep receipts, you’ve no need to worry about losing them. When you travel with us, we keep all those account details for you.

Quick facts

There are 22,000 licensed taxis and 46,000 private hire vehicles in London

The taxi industry consumes over 700,000 tonnes of fuel and is responsible for over 2 million tonnes of carbon emissions each year.

The majority of taxis have CO₂ emissions of 226 g/km and above. The Toyota Prius has a CO₂ emission rating of 104g/km.

Taxis emit more CO₂ than buses for the same number of people.

Taxi fares will rise 3.4% in 2009 to meet higher black cab running costs, but only 1/3 of these vehicles are on a system that allows jobs to be sent to them.

A business in which employees take an average of forty 10 kilometre taxi trips per month generates 1.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide.

Employees in the media and publishing industry claimed the most business miles and the most taxi journeys in 2007.