Is there any way of getting a cab from London Gatwick Airport?
Yes, you can always prebook a car by phone online. Airport Link is one of the operators providing gatwick taxi service from and to the airport. But why there are no proper black cabs as it is at Heathrow airport? The main reason behind it is that Gatwick acually isn't the 'London' airport. It is located an hour drive south of London and approx. 30 miles of Big Ben! That makes about 50 kilometers. The borough governing the taxis and private hire industry here at Gatwick is Crawley Borough with its Council and own licenses. In London there is Public Carriage Office and only these retro styled cabs are allowed to drivers. Outside London there are different rules for how the car should look like and if a standard saloon- sedan can serve as a taxi or not.
There is an official taxi provider at Gatwick and it's called Checkers Cars. The official operator however IS NOT a TAXI operator and driver have no TAXI licenses. They ar ordinary unskilled minicab/ private hire drivers caught to pay rent to the bosses for providing with work. Their prices do not dependon a meter but on whatever bosses at Checkers decide.
There is no other operator allowed to have its desk at Gatwick Airport to take bookings and no proper, metered taxis wait outside. Fares from this airport even with the same Checkers Cars can varry from day to day. I once took a cab to London and paid over £70. The other day it was nearly £90.
My advise to anyone who wants to save some money and knows that will be landing at the airport at night would be to book a taxi with one of the alternative operators online in advance. Ofcourse it is always good to know who the operator is and if there is no address, or a landline telephone number provided on the website, it might suggest the forgery- go somewhere else.
