Disability app Assist-mi launches partnership with Gett taxi service

Disabled travellers can now use an app to get priority booking on black cabs via a partnership between the assist-Mi and Gett apps.

Users of assist-Mi now have access to Gett’s premium corporate black cab solution, meaning they will gave waiting times of less than five minutes. The service also offers consolidated reporting, including instant email receipts, which the app providers say will minimise the hassle of compiling expenses or Access to Work taxi claims manually.

Gett’s corporate solution also offers fixed prices over longer distances with savings of up to 30% on metered fares.

To access the service assist-Mi app users need to click on the Gett icon. They will then fill in registration details required for their Gett account and will have their account activated within one working day. They will then be automatically associated with the assist-Mi corporate account giving them all the added benefits of a premium user.

The service is initially available in London and will be rolled out across the UK soon.

The brainchild of Gary McFarlane, assist-Mi was founded on his own experience as a disabled person and realising that the core issue was that service providers did not understand the difficulties faced by the disabled individuals in dealing with everyday tasks.

Dom Hyams, communications and digital director of assist-Mi said: “I have been working in central London and using black cabs every day for many years as the public transport network can’t quite accommodate me in my wheelchair. I’m over the moon that we have now teamed up with Gett, so many more people can realise what a fabulous service they provide, and how accommodating black cabs can be to disabled travellers.”

Gett was founded in 2010 and offers on-demand cab services in New York, London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Moscow, St Petersburg and Tel-Aviv. In London it works with over 8,00 black cabs, off of which are fully accessible for disabled passengers, not only those with folding wheelchairs. Over 2,000 Gett drivers in other cities across the UK are similarly accessible. Gett offers a feature within its app to further assist people with visual impairments, enabling them to use pre-existing smartphone technology to order a cab.

Dr Remo Gerber, Gett’s managing director for Western Europe, said: “Gett is tremendously proud to partner with assist-Mi. If our technology can make people’s lives easier then we’ve achieved our goal. Mobility is at the heart of our business and we believe that there should be no barriers to getting around town safely and with ease.”