London's Coolest Cab...Chilled With Dry Ice And Ice Lollies, To Help Passengers Stay Cool In Heatwave

The ‘Cool Cab’ refrigerated Hackney Carriage, has an interior cooled by dry ice and a freezer stocked with ice lollies

Passenger Steve O'Dare said it was "easily the coolest ride" he's ever had 

Is this the coolest ride in London? A freezer on wheels is going round the streets of London throughout the heatwave to help sweltering commuters escape the heat. 

The ‘Cool Cab’, a refrigerated Hackney Carriage, has a number of features designed to keep passengers cool, including an interior cooled by dry ice, a freezer stocked with ice lollies and a state-of-the-art air conditioning system.

The latest heatwave has seen temperatures in London rise to 25 degrees, with predictions of 30 degrees plus over the weekend.

A spokesperson for Andrews Air Conditioning, which commissioned the creation of the ‘Cool Cab’, said: “For commuters there is nothing worse on a hot day than getting into a stuffy taxi, so we wanted to help combat this experience with our own ‘Cool Cab’.

“London commuters are all too familiar with the experience of the Underground in the summer, with the skyrocketing heat and packed carriages.

“The ‘Cool Cab’ is the cure for this.”

  

Passengers across central London waved down the taxi from afar, only to be greeted with the unique refrigerated vehicle.

One fare Steve O’Dare said: “This is easily the coolest ride I’ve ever had.

“It’s such good fun, and when you get in it’s a different world, and I think it’s a great concept."

Passenger Zaynab Chowdhury made the most of the onboard freezer stocked with ice lollies

Elizabeth Ann Iliffe said: “It’s amazing. It feels just like a scene from Frozen.

“It’s was nice to step in just for a few minutes to have a break from the heat and cool off.”

‘Cool Cab’ driver Tony Hones said: "I’ve done 10 London summers in the cab and I know now you need some decent air conditioning. It would be impossible to work without it.

  

“You need to keep cool and stay hydrated, and sometimes in a typical cab this is tough to keep in top of.

“Driving a cab can feel like an endurance, so you have to take care of yourself when the weather gets more extreme."

Tony Hones is well aware of the perils of driving round London in the heat 

Cool Cab’ driver Tony, who has driven a cab for 11 years, said: "I’ve done 10 London summers in the cab and I know now you need some decent air conditioning. It would be impossible to work without it.

“You need to keep cool and stay hydrated, and sometimes in a typical cab this is tough to keep in top of.

“Driving a cab can feel like an endurance, so you have to take care of yourself when the weather gets more extreme."

Passengers across central London waved down the taxi from afar, only to be greeted with the unique refrigerated vehicle.

One fare Steve O’Dare from Lincolnshire said: “This is easily the coolest ride I’ve ever had.

“It’s such good fun, and when you get in it’s a different world, and I think it’s a great concept.

“I think, give it another couple of weeks, and we’ll be having an amazing summer. The heat will be rolling in."