You’ve had a good night, had a few laughs and now it’s time to get home safely with Maldon Cabs.

Regardless of where you live, it’s a well-known fact that it is more dangerous to walk home in the dark and adding alcohol in to the mix only increases this risk.

Although many are aware of the possible dangers that face us returning home from a night out, some still choose to go home without considering their personal safety first.

Below, we discuss some top tips on how you can stay safe after a night out:

Travel In A Group

If you go out with a group of friends, it’s best to stay as a group when travelling home together too. Not only is it cheaper as you can split your taxi fare, but it is also a lot safer if you’re in crowds of 2 or more as you will appear less vulnerable.

Trust Your Instinct

More often than not, we can rely on our gut instinct. If, for whatever reason, we don’t have a good feeling about something you are usually right to have your doubts. Whether this is walking a new route home or considering taking a lift from someone you don’t know, neither of which we would advise. The best way to tackle this is to pre-book a reliable cab service in Essex so that you know who will be coming to collect you, where they will be and when.

Tip: Every legitimate taxi driver will have their licence on display so always look for it when you get in the car. If for any reason you believe they are not licensed, you feel uncomfortable or unsafe simply get straight back out of the vehicle and take another cab.

Use Your Phone

If you’re feeling uneasy traveling home alone or if you do end up walking by yourself, ring a friend or family member and chat to them until you reach your front door. Visibly being on the phone to someone means you become less of a target as you have let one other person know that you are safe and on your way home.

Tip: If you are female and travelling alone of an evening, our maldon cab service can help make your journey as comfortable as possible. You are able to request one of our female drivers to come and collect you from your destination if you wish.

At Ace Cabs of Maldon, we aim to provide a safe, efficient and professional service for all of our customers; covering much of Essex.

If you need a reliable taxi service to take you to your next destination call us directly on 01621 855 596 or if you’d prefer to plan your journey in advance then simply fill out our booking form and we will get straight back to you.