Starting in Irun in north east Spain, Terry will begin the tour alone as four of his friends are setting off four days ahead of him - meaning Terry will need to cover about 100 miles a day to catch up with them in Nantes, France.

From there they will cycle to Mont Saint-Michel to watch the first two stages of the Tour de France and also visit the D-Day beaches. Then on the Monday afternoon, they will catch a ferry to Portsmouth and continue to the cycle to London, with the final challenge of being straight back to work on the Wednesday!

Terry’s full route is as follows:

Terry and his friends that are taking part in the sponsored bike ride with all proceeds going to Kidney Research UK. On choosing the charity, Terry said “I chose Kidney Research UK as my close friend and colleague’s husband is on dialysis and waiting for a kidney transplant, he volunteers for the local kidney charity so I wanted to do my bit for the cause.”

Terry has set up a Just Giving page for anyone who would like to sponsor him - as Terry has covered his travel costs and expenses himself - all donations will go to Kidney Research UK. If you would like to sponsor Terry and donate to Kidney Research UK, please click here to visit his Just Giving Page (which is set up under Terry’s actual name, Paul Tiernan).

To keep up to date with Terry’s bike ride keep visiting CabAid.co.uk where Terry will be posting his tracked routes, with photographs of himself and his friends as they take on this huge challenge.

Good luck Terry!

Matt started working in the insurance and claims industry 18 years ago, beginning his career as an office junior in a busy claims assessor office. Since then his experience has included, claim investigations, account management, sales and business development – making him an invaluable addition to the Cab Aid team.

Commenting on his new position Matt says; “CabAid has fantastic service levels and provides a service that in my opinion is second to none. I know that once my clients sign on the ‘dotted line’ they will be very happy with the service they receive as the team at CabAid are professional and experienced at delivering the service the client demands.”

On describing the three main skills for his new role, Matt said communication, integrity and resilience. On a daily basis he’s approaching new partners; he must be resilient in his approach and be patient. Maintaining his direct line of communication over several months is crucial ensuring he’s in contact when a potential client is ready to move provider.

If you would like to discuss how Cab Aid can assist your business please call Matt on 07790 353 056 or drop an email to mattp@cabaid.co.uk

We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome Matt to the team and we wish him a long a fruitful career with us at Cab Aid!

This Magical Taxi Tour has bought moments of great joy and happiness to sick children. This amazing convoy can be over three miles long when running and consists of 90 plus taxis, City of London Police escorts, Gendarmerie Nationale, London Ambulance NHS Trust vehicles and AA breakdown trucks.

Cab Aid provide and sponsor 2 London Black Cab’s for the charity, Janet Brown Operations Manager for Cab Aid said, “I had the pleasure of being invited to represent Cab Aid at the ‘Big breakfast’ send off at Canary Wharf. At the crack of dawn, a convoy of London taxis set off from Docklands to Dover, their orange ‘for hire’ lights a-glow. Accompanied by City of London police cars, ambulances, AA vehicles, it was a magnificent sight.”

With Cab Aid’s help we give more children this once in a lifetime opportunity.