Hampden Cabs

I think I’ve used them three times so far, and each time, I’ve had a great experience! The drivers have been either quiet or pleasantly chatty — either is fine with me, so I’ve liked using Hampden. Cabs themselves have been clean. I always pre-​book through the app, so waiting is never a problem!

Love the app, so useful and easy to use. Being able to see when your booking has been accepted by a taxi (and then see where the taxi is and track it) is very helpful as you aren’t stood by the window waiting with no idea when it will show up!
I find it really depends on what time of day you book a taxi whether the job is accepted within minutes or if you have a longer wait. They are pretty reliable and prices are reasonable.
Taxis themselves obviously vary and I once had a HORRENDOUSLY smelly one — it made me feel quite sick and I had trouble breathing! I’m not sure the guy had ever cleaned himself never mind the taxi! I almost asked to get out earlier but was in a hurry to get home and pack before a flight! Not nice.

I’ve been using Hampden cabs for a few years now due to the last private taxi firm that l used was famous for not turning up.
The last time l used Hampden cabs l asked for a taxi and was told that there would be at least an hour wait l did wait for an hour and a half before calling back to be told that it would be at least another hour, this has happened to me on several occasions now.
Something when wrong somewhere as a customer should not have to call them back only to be told to wait another hour, the woman that answers the phone l found rude and very unhelpful and i’m always a polite person to talk to.
I have since started using black cabs as they are more relayable. I did notice comments that had been posted on to facebook by customers complaining about them also, at least l know it wasn’t just me that had issues with them.

great service, they show up at booked time, you can track your ordered cabs journey, reasonable rates via the quickest routes. excellent company, never been let down yet A+++

I use this company at any given opperchancity. Great service, what more needs to be said.

I’ve used Hampden cars more than any other, with pickups and drop-​offs including my home on the south side, the city centre, west end and the airport. I’ve been more than happy with the service almost every time. The cars are typically clean and spacious, and the service extends to a text message describing the colour, make and registration of your allocated car immediately prior to its arrival (very useful in a busy location, like at the airport). The only problem I’ve ever had was when my wife and I were returning from our honeymoon, and the driver took a phone call midway through the journey, where he was told that his mother’s house was on fire. Exasperated, he apologised, dropped us off on the street corner and departed apace (without charge). We were too close to home to contemplate getting another taxi, but with a couple of big heavy bags it wasn’t the most salubrious way to return to the marital home! An understandable blip though, and didn’t dissuade me from using Hampden again.

I’ve got to agree with Gavin on numerous points regarding Hampden Cars. Out of all the private taxi firms in Glasgow I’ve probably used Hampden most, and they have lagely been reliable.
I can’t remember a time they’ve shown up late and usually the drivers are pretty pleasant. I’ve used them often enough to be landed with the bad banter a couple of times but mostly they’re really nice!
The operators can get a bit ratty when you call and check on your cab, as Gavin said. But you shouldn’t be waiting long with Hampden and as long as you keep your eyes peeled you can watch out for your cab yourself. No complaints!

You cant put a price on safety. If you could though, it would be £3. That’s how much it cost me to get back to my girlfriends from the East End at the weekend, a route that has cost me a fiver before with other taxi companies.
Turned up under 5 minutes I called them with a friendly chatty driver who dropped me off right at the door.
I have put their number in my phonebook and will be calling them again.

Hampden Cabs have been very reliable. I have used them all over the south side, and they know the routes, arrive on time and even call to check if I am ready. I would absolutely recommend them: even the cabs smell nice, every time.

A taxi firm is a taxi firm I suppose, but I tend to prefer Network to this outfit. Quite recently we had a somewhat stressful ride with a driver who couldn’t work his new sat-​nav, and gave the impression that at any minute he could go on a murderous rampage akin to Michael Douglas in Falling Down.
They’re operators can also be a tiny bit arsey if you call back to check when your cab is on the way, and they don’t send a handy text when your car is on the way either.
That said, nine out of ten journeys with Hampden go swimingly, and I recently had a driver who gave some intelligent, culturally minded chat, rather than the tired «send ‘em all back» monologue you often expect. Not my first choice cab firm, but still four stars.

There’s not much you can say about Hampden Cabs beyond the fact that it is a Taxi company and generally gets you home without much fuss or expense (yay!).
In saying that, last Halloween it was all but useless as the phone repeatedly rang out. It would probably be wise to book a taxi in advance over special occasions like New Year and Halloween, but that is the same for most taxi firms in the city.
The good thing about Hampden Cabs though is that it has an extremely large catchment area, so no matter where you find yourself of an evening, you can generally depend on it to get you back home. That is all you can really ask for from a taxi firm.

Hampden Cars are one of the cheapest and best private hire taxi companies in the city.
There’s fast, efficient and friendly. Not to sound too much like a walking advert, they actually turn up when they’re supposed to, and they don’t tend to charge a ‘waiting’ fee like some companies (if I live on the top floor, and you phone me to say you’re downstairs, it is going to take me at least 2 minutes to come down, so hold your horses!).
My only problem with them is that that they don’t tend to service the west end regularly, and even then, you’ll be lucky if they’ll pick you up — they tend to mainly service the city centre and southside.

A few of us were having dinner at a friend’s house on the south side and when I realised she’d consumed one too many glasses of wine to give us a lift home, I dreaded the cost of getting a taxi back to the west end.
She assured me she’d book a cab from a cheap company and between the three of us who were heading back, it wouldn’t be too much money.
She was right. Hampden Cars were so speedy, cheap and efficient, it almost made me wish I lived in Hampden.
When we called the taxi to come ‘as soon as possible’, it arrived 5 minutes later. The driver was friendly and had no qualms about dropping us off at three different addresses. I was concerned there didn’t seem to be a metre-​but he explained that they charged by the mile and pulled down a sheet from his visor to check our price. Still dodgy I thought… that was until he asked for £7. What a steal– we’d been in that car for a good while and travelled quite a distance… my friend tells me from Mount Florida to Buchannan bus station they only charge £4…will definitely book with them again.