London cabbies asked to give free rides to veterans on Remembrance Sunday
Source: Cabs for Veterans
Cabs for Veterans is asking London taxi drivers to give up their time on Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 2026, to carry military veterans free of charge to and from Whitehall for the service at the Cenotaph. The group started in 2009 and works closely with the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, a registered charity formed in 1948. Veterans don't need to book. They turn up at one of the pick-up hubs, including Euston, Fenchurch Street, King's Cross, Liverpool Street, London Bridge, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria, Victoria Coach Station and Waterloo, plus the Union Jack Club and the Victory Services Club, where marshals help them into a cab. Each taxi can take up to six passengers. Wheelchair users and people with serious mobility problems can ask for a special pickup; places are limited and requests close at midnight on the Wednesday before Remembrance Sunday. Inbound runs are from 8am to 10am, busiest between 8:30 and 9:15. Return trips start from about 12:30, busiest between 1pm and 2:30pm. Drivers can help on the way in, the way back, or both, and many wait on Westminster Bridge to hear Big Ben strike 11am. Drivers and helpers register on the Cabs for Veterans website.
What it means for drivers
If you drive a London cab and can spare Sunday morning, register as a driver on the Cabs for Veterans website before the day. Donations go to the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans.
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