Looking for a taxi to Stansted Airport or beyond? Essex-based GreenAir Cars has recently become the first private-hire transport company outside London to remove more carbon emissions from the environment than it creates, making it “carbon positive”.

The move reinforces our commitment to minimise our impact on the environment while not compromising on vehicle quality and service.

To achieve this, our family-run firm has partnered with the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire to support the Great Fen project, which aims to restore a huge wetland area between Peterborough and Huntingdon over the next 50 years.

Donations from GreenAir Cars will be used specifically to help restore 182 hectares of land at the aptly named Engine Farm, at the heart of the project.

GreenAir Cars co-founder Justin Ott says: “We realise our type of business can be damaging to the environment.  By working with the Wildlife Trust, we’re helping to restore the wild fen landscape in a time where the Green Belt around Cambridge is shrinking.

“We chose a Cambridgeshire-based project in a bid to give something back to the community in which we live and work.  Choosing GreenAir Cars means both firms and individuals are making a positive environmental choice.”

Here at GreenAir Cars, we calculate the amount of carbon emitted per journey by converting the mileage into grams of carbon emitted. This allows us to accurately track the environmental impact of each taxi journey.

It also means GreenAir Cars is the only taxi company in the East able to issue carbon reports to our business customers. This is now a legal obligation for publically listed firms.

GreenAir Cars is the new name for cab4one. We specialise in long journeys and airport transfers for business travellers to and from Cambridge, Uttlesford, north Essex and west Suffolk. We use either electric hybrid vehicles or cars with strong eco-credentials.

We were the first firm in the UK to offer free on-board Wi-Fi, advanced online booking and paperless invoicing. We also provide an end-to-end booking management service for personal assistants or travel managers.

Justin adds: “Our focus is clients, climate and cost. We aim to offer our business account customers the highest quality of service. Our fuel efficient vehicles keep costs down, meaning our service doesn’t cost the earth either, in more ways than one.”