Taxi's here in Dewsbury are wierd. Good points are you can phone up a private hire cab and they arrive fairly quickly and are available all day and night unlike some places I have lived. lincoln for example, if you wanted a taxi for 8pm Saturday night you had to book it on the Tuesday or Wedenesday to be sure of getting one. That or have to wait over an hour. Other good point in Dewsbury is cheap taxi's. again the private hire cabs, ?3.50 to go into Batley, similar distance in Inverness in May I was charged ?6.50. Some drivers in Dewsbury even ask you "how much you pay".
On the down side many drivers have not even a basic knowledge of English. In the local paper recently they interviewed a driver who had been assaulted and stated he had to speak through an interpreter. Some, I have to direct to where I am going and some of the taxis are L and M reg cars.
Although more expensive than I am used to, I was very impressed with all the Taxi's and drivers I came across in Inverness(bar one who happened to be english). They were friendly, informative and generally helpfull.