A new all-encompassing taxi number has been opened in Rome, Italy. Whereas before you had to call an individual taxi company in Rome when you needed a taxi, a new number will now connect you directly to the nearest taxi stop and you will talk directly to the driver himself. The number is (+39) 060609.
At the moment there are 65 taxi stands and most of these can be found in the center of the city.
The 060609 taxi phone line is only meant as a supplementary service, so it is still possible to phone the actual taxi companies directly.
The new system has been baptized ChiamaTaxi (CallTaxi) and in the beginning will only be able to deal with a limited number of calls at the time. The calls will be monitored, though, so that over time it will be possible to add to the capacity of taxi stands acoording to how crowded these are at certain hours.
