Taxi firm's festive gift to NHS angels

Nurses, doctors and other NHS staff who have to work on Christmas Day and Boxing Day , have been given an early festive present by an Inverness taxi firm.

City Taxis has announced that the mercy workers will only have to pay the much cheaper Tariff 1 fare instead of Tariff 3 which should apply on national holidays.

This special arrangement will mean, for example, that a nurse travelling across town from Kinmylies will pay around £10.10 to get to Raigmore Hospital instead of £17.50 which the Tariff 3 holiday rate would cost.

Boss Kevin Clark said: “This is really a big thank you to NHS staff because they can’t stop caring for people just because it is Christmas.

“All NHS staff will qualify for the reduced fares to and from work. All they have to do is show their NHS ID card to the driver before the journey starts and they will only pay the normal standard daily fare rate.”

A spokeswoman for the NHS said: “Thanks to City Taxis for their kind and thoughtful gesture. It’s good of them to think of staff at this time of year.”

City Taxis volunteers also helped forces veterans with free runs for those wishing to attend down town Remembrance Day events this year.

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