Travelling With Your Dog: Pet Friendly Taxis in Southampton

How Dogs Travel in Our Cars

Dogs travel in the back of the vehicle, settled and secured. A crate sized to your dog is available on request, as is a harness bar clip so a dog wearing its own harness can be fastened safely, and a heavy duty boot liner keeps wet coats and Forest mud where they belong. Smaller pets travel in their own carriers. Tell us the type and size of your pet when you book and we will send the vehicle and the kit that fits.

Assistance dogs travel as a matter of course, on any journey, with no special arrangement needed. And if the worst happens and an animal gets loose, our drivers pull over safely and deal with it calmly rather than chasing it into traffic; a settled passenger, four-legged or otherwise, is the job.

• Pets welcome in the back of saloons, MPVs and minivans
• Crates, harness clips and boot liners available on request
• Small pets and cats travel in a secure carrier
• Tell us the type and size of pet when you book, so the right car comes

Which Car for Which Dog

A saloon is fine for one small dog. Larger dogs, and any dog that travels with a crate, are happier in an estate or an MPV, where there is room to turn around, lie down and arrive in the same mood they left in. Nervous travellers do better with the liner down, their own blanket if they have one, and a driver who has been warned: all three are arranged by the same sentence at booking.

Two small things make journeys easier. A short walk before a longer ride settles most dogs, and a familiar blanket from home helps in a strange car. If your dog is a nervous traveller, tell us when you book: our drivers would rather know in advance, drive gently, and plan a stop on a long run than find out at the first roundabout.

The Journeys Dogs Actually Take

Around Southampton, dog journeys follow a pattern. Vet runs across town, including the anxious ones, where a calm car and a quick arrival matter. Days out to the Forest, Exbury, Beaulieu and the coast, where the walk starts where the road ends and our day trip drivers know the dog friendly ground. Airport and cruise transfers for travellers whose pets are part of the party. And the one-off moves: new homes, students, and the journeys where the dog simply could not be left behind.