# CabGo taxi app raises funds for charity from every journey

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/07/13/cabgo-taxi-app-raises-funds-for-charity-from-every-journey/
- Published: 2015-07-13T14:38:15+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**CabGo is a taxi app with a difference: every time it is used to book a ride it
will generate a 10p donation to the charity selected by the passenger.**

Cabgo takes 50p from a driver’s fare for booking the ride, and donates 10p of that
to the customer’s chosen charity. There is no cost to the passenger.

The app can be used to hail or book a taxi. Drivers using it can accept cash, credit/
debit card payments, and there is a facility to set up corporate accounts.

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Charities aren’t the only beneficiaries. A loyalty scheme is built into the system:
passengers can benefit from ‘cab miles’ and drivers benefit from earning cash rewards.

![CabGo taxi](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cabgo-taxi.
jpg)

Each charity that is associated with CabGo has their own unique promo code. When
passengers choose a particular charity, CabGo will donate 10p each and every time
a booking is made through the app and completed.

The Liverpool-based company has already partnered with 12 local charities including
Alder Hey, Nugent Care, Toxteh Fire Fit Hub, and of course the Liverpool Taxi Drivers
Children in Care Outing Fund. A company spokesperson told UK Fundraising:

> “We will be working with a set number of local and national charities”.

It launched in Liverpool and is expanding to cover Salford, Chester, Wirral, St 
Helens, Warrington, Runcorn and Widnes.

## Charity days

Partner charities will also benefit from special days during the year where they
will receive the benefits of every taxi booked through the CabGo app during that
24 hour period.

The [CabGo app](http://www.cab-go.com/home/get-app.aspx) is available on iOS and
Android.