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LTOA TAXIS

Name: LTOA TAXIS
Address: 1 Raploch Road, Larkhall, ML91AN, GB
Telephone: +441698884714
Price range: Not applicable

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Reliable Taxi Service Open 24/7 From Larkhall To Stonehouse ,Glassford,Strathaven, and all surrounding areas🚖

Taxi Company Of The Year Award 2022/2023🏆🏆🚖👍
Community Award Winner🏆🤝👍
Est.1976

29/10/2026

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27/10/2026

Good Morning Lovely People😁🌬🍂

Have You Booked Your Halloween Party Trick Or Treat Taxi Ride😲❓️🚕

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Taxi Or People Carrier We Can HELLLP
Call Us Anytime Or Book Through Our App☎️☎️📲

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24/10/2026

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21/10/2026

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A Fab duo Mother And Son Michelle And Harris😁🥰

Michelle Has Been A Taxi Controller With LTOA TAXIS For An Amazing Thirty Five Years👏👏🥳🥳

Harris Following In His Mums Foot Steps Joined Us This Year😍🧑‍💻👩‍💻

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19/10/2026

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On this day in 1687, Scotland introduced its first public taxi service. There were no horses and no engines, just enclosed sedan chairs carried through the steep streets of Edinburgh by two powerful Highlanders.

The idea came from Edinburgh carpenter Alexander Hay, who had built six chairs for public hire and told the Town Council that nothing like it had yet been established in Scotland. The council agreed and gave him the exclusive right to operate the service for 11 years.

Old Edinburgh was perfect for it. The city was packed into steep hills, narrow closes, steps and cramped wynds where coaches simply could not go. The chairs could carry wealthy ladies, the elderly and the sick almost directly to their doors, with two bearers lifting the passenger between them and tackling the hills on foot.

As the business grew, Highland chairmen became a familiar sight around the capital. People praised their strength and speed, describing the distinctive “short quick trot” they used while carrying passengers through the city. By 1779, Edinburgh had around 180 public sedan chairs and another 50 privately owned ones, with the Tron Kirk becoming essentially an 18th-century taxi rank.

The Highlanders also became characters in their own right. One story tells of a wealthy lord who gave his bearers an entire guinea as a generous tip. One immediately asked if he could spare another sixpence for a drink, while the other asked for a few extra pennies for s***f.

And apparently they were not men you particularly wanted to annoy. During a theatre riot in 1749, English officers drew their swords after the orchestra refused to play a tune celebrating Culloden. Highland chairmen waiting outside heard the trouble, rushed in and reportedly went at the officers with their carrying poles until they surrendered.

One Edinburgh chairman even left the trade to join Bonnie Prince Charlie, helped guide him through the Highlands after Culloden, refused to betray him for a £30,000 reward, then later returned to Edinburgh and went back to carrying passengers.

For generations, if you needed a lift through the capital, there was no taxi waiting outside.
You climbed into a box and let two Highlanders carry you home.

Frankly, Scotland could bring this one back🪑🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

15/10/2026

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We Are Here If You Need Us👍🧑‍💻👩‍💻

Have The Best Weekend🚕🚕🚕❤️

08/10/2026

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06/10/2026

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Thank You So Much For Travelling With Us And Your Continued Support
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Address

1 Raploch Road
Larkhall
ML91AN

Telephone

+441698884714

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