Radio Taxis grows Southampton fleet to 600 cars with Door 2 Door acquisition

Radio Taxis Southampton has increased its presence in the major south coast city by acquiring local rival Door 2 Door Cars.

The deal adds an additional 70 cars to the Radio Taxis fleet, taking it close to 600 active cars. The deal is the second takeover for Radio Taxis in the past couple of years.

It acquired another Southampton operator, West Quay Cars in 2022, a deal which added 120 cars to the Radio Taxis fleet.

Both the West Quay and Door 2 Door brands are still being used but Radio Taxis CEO Simon May said the plan was to bring all the operations under the Radio Taxis brand by the end of the year.

May said Door 2 Door specialized in NHS transport work and that would be a valuable addition to Radio Taxis’ services.

“It’s a positive move for the south coast to bring three major operators together under one brand,”

He said Radio Taxis was looking at further expansion on the south coast, and that could mean further acquisitions. “We want to expand, and Bournemouth and Salisbury are our main targets,” he said, with the possibility of a deal in one or both towns “by the end of the year”.

Radio Taxis was not planning to move into Portsmouth, however, as May said he did not want to get into a major battle with Veezu, which recently acquired Portsmouth’s biggest operator, Aqua Cars.

May said he had a waiting list of 300 drivers who want to join the company, and the company would review the fleet size at the end of April in preparation for the summer season. “We don’t want to flood the fleet,” he said.

He added most of the Door 2 Door drivers had been retained, but only one permanent member of staff had stayed on. Radio Taxis won the Gold award in the Private Hire Operator (81+ vehicles) category at the 2025 Professional Driver QSi Awards in January.