{"id":4887,"date":"2010-12-14T15:39:26","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T14:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=4887"},"modified":"2010-12-16T22:50:58","modified_gmt":"2010-12-16T21:50:58","slug":"plan-a-safe-journey-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/12\/14\/plan-a-safe-journey-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan a Safe Journey Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"With the festive season now in full swing, it is expected that thousands of us will be kicking off our festive celebrations this Christmas in style. Whether it\u2019s a work night out in the city centre or drinks with friends at the local pub, the government are advising us to plan our journey home in advance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Prior to your night out it is advised that you and your fellow Christmas party-goers decide how you are going to get home in advance. This may mean one of you becoming the designated driver, and sticking to non-alcoholic drinks for the evening<\/strong>. You might want to nominate one of your partners to take you to and from the Christmas party; not only does this save you from spending hours in a taxi queue, it also saves you\u00a0money, as a lot of taxi\u2019s up their fee around this time of year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you do choose to brave the taxi queues you need to make sure that the taxi you are travelling home in is actually a fully licensed and registered taxi<\/strong>. If the taxi is both of the above it will have the drivers I.D clearly displayed in the cab. This is extremely important – if you travel in an un-licensed taxi\u00a0you are\u00a0putting yourself in danger, and\u00a0\u00a0you may\u00a0not even be covered by their insurance<\/strong> (if they even have any!)
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Christmas is the busiest season for taxi drivers, so although they may want to work all hours possible to make extra money, they need to take regular breaks to ensure the safety of their passengers. When you travel in a taxi you expect to have a safe journey home, and you expect the driver to stick to all of the legal driving regulations, such as the speed limits and stopping at red lights.<\/p>\n

If you are unfortunate enough to become involved in a taxi accident<\/a> this Christmas, there are a number of things you should do:<\/p>\n