Oh, shucks! Again you’d be late for that meeting or would have to trundle though the airport check-in counter breathless. But what if, like a magic carpet, a cab appears right at your doorstep and cruises you through the city traffic, in air-conditioned comfort so that you make it to your destination without a single crease in your coat? Sounds too good to be true? Well not really, if you just read on …

Chennai too is now a city on rented wheels. Well … almost. So pick up the phone and sync up with any of the city’s car services for a hassle-free ride to your destination. Zoom away in a Mercedes Benz or a sleek Toyota Innova from Royal Cabs (Nungambakkam). Be it a quick ride within city limits or a day-long sojourn to Mahabalipuram, take your pick and let the chauffeur do the rest for you.

If speed is what you long for, Fast Track provides cabs at the swish of a wand. Flash out that snazzy cell-phone, dial its office at Kodambakkam and a Tata Indica or Maruti Omni pulls up … pronto!

Might not be a Rolls Royce, but you sure get to travel royally in one of the comfortable cars of Bharathi Call Taxi (T Nagar). Available on call, day or night, it is convenience redefined.

Other call cabs that ensure you don’t miss your appointment are Zig Zag Call Taxi (Ashok Nagar) and Chennai Call Taxi (Tondiarpet).

Keys in, ignition on, see you later…