The story's simple.
cabeazy is the UK's first driver-owned ride-hailing platform. Drivers pay a flat monthly subscription instead of per-ride commission, so they keep every fare. Passengers pay normal market rates — the difference goes to the people doing the work.
cabeazy is the UK's first driver-owned ride-hailing platform. Drivers pay a flat £50/month subscription instead of per-ride commission, so they keep 100% of every fare. Passengers pay normal market-rate fares — matched to what they'd pay on Uber or Bolt — with the difference going to the driver, not a platform's commission.
Founded in 2025 and headquartered in London, cabeazy is being built towards a cooperative model where drivers don't just work for the platform — they run it. The company is bootstrapped and pre-launch, with London first and a rollout across 35+ UK cities to follow.
The person behind cabeazy.
Abel
Abel grew up in the UK minicab trade. His father drove a London minicab from the 1980s to the 2020s — graveyard shifts, seven-day weeks, the rooftop car park at Morrisons, the pinky notes pinned to the cork-board. Then the platforms arrived: Uber, Bolt, Freenow promising passengers cheaper rides while quietly squeezing the drivers who made it possible. cabeazy is Abel's answer — a platform built by someone who grew up in the trade, not in a boardroom.
Drivers deserve a platform that works for them, not against them. No surge pricing. A flat subscription instead of commission, so the more you drive, the more you keep.
The verified facts.
- Founded
- 2025 · Bootstrapped
- Stage
- Pre-launch · pre-seed
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Sector
- UK licensed ride-hailing · cooperative platform
- What
- Driver-owned UK ride-hailing platform
- Driver model
- Flat £50/month subscription · 0% commission
- Passenger model
- Pay-as-you-go in-app · market-rate fares
- Regulation
- TfL Private Hire Vehicle operator licence
- Coverage at launch
- London first, expanding across 35+ UK cities
- Founder
- Abel — built the platform after a lifetime in the minicab trade
- Press contact
- [email protected]
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The cooperative answer to gig-economy commission
cabeazy is building towards a cooperative model where drivers don't just work for the platform — they run it. One driver, one vote; surplus returns to members as patronage dividends instead of flowing out to distant shareholders.
Talk to us about thisWhy now: drivers fed up, regulation open, tech cheap
The Uber v Aslam ruling, rising commission rates, and the worker-rights movement have created a real appetite for a fairer alternative — and TfL licensing welcomes new entrants. Modern tooling means a focused team can ship a production-grade platform at a fraction of the old cost.
Talk to us about thisThe minicab trade, rebuilt by someone who grew up in it
Abel's father drove a London minicab from the 1980s to the 2020s. cabeazy keeps cab offices in the picture — the dispatcher still runs the queue, the driver still works under their office — and brings fairer fares back to a trade Uber and Autocab quietly turned into a backend.
Talk to us about thisCoverage starts here.
We launch later this year. When journalists cover cabeazy, you'll see it here — with links to the original stories and the writers who covered us.
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