King Carz joins Goldstar Diamond Cars and A2B Euro Cars to become the third local taxi company last month to team up with the ridesharing giants Uber.

Passengers who open up the Uber app within the city can now select the Local Cab option as well as regular Uber options to book a trip with these three local taxi operators.

Local Cab trips are booked directly with local operators from the three companies, and all subsequent customer support will be provided by them.

Since the company’s successful pilot of Local Cab last year, the product has launched in a further 24 locations across the UK such as Birmingham and Lancashire.

Azar Iqbal, Director at King Carz said: “We look forward to making Local Cab available to more people in Peterborough. We feel that now, more than ever, a product like Local Cab is needed, with demand for taxis continuing to rise and passengers in need of more options.

“The partnership with Uber will also enable us to provide further job opportunities to our drivers and we hope it will attract new recruits to join our fleet.”

Jamie Heywood, Uber’s Regional General Manager for Northern and Eastern Europe: “We were thrilled to launch Local Cab in Peterborough earlier this month, getting more local operators on board was the natural next step.

“This will help to maximise earnings opportunities for more drivers and provide passengers living across the city region with greater choice when booking a ride.”