Mark Bridge writes:

Get Taxi promises ‘a simpler, faster way to order taxis from your mobile phone’. But there’s much more to this ambitious company than its free mobile app. I spoke to Neal Fullman, the company’s CEO, to find out more.

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GetTaxi has launched its mobile-based UK taxi ordering service today.

The company, which already offers GetTaxi in Israel and plans to expand into much of Europe, enables smartphone owners to order a London taxi without speaking to anyone.