A similar destination tells us where people want to go. A group tells us who they want to travel with.
Texxi Groups connects social membership with shared travel. Friends, colleagues or members of a community can form a named group, request membership and organise their participation through a group manager. The aim is to make sharing a journey a natural extension of the relationships people already have.
A group is a continuing circle of members, not just a passenger list for one taxi. Its members may make different journeys at different times; their membership supplies social context when compatible trips are considered.
Friends & nights out
A familiar circle for journeys to a venue, a concert or home afterwards.
Colleagues & commuters
A workplace group for people whose working hours and journeys overlap.
Clubs & communities
A shared connection for local activities, events and regular trips.
Create a group. Bring people together.
Create
Give your group a name. In the original Texxi Groups model, the person creating it becomes its manager.
Request to join
Someone who wants to belong requests membership of the named group.
Accept members
The manager accepts requests and maintains the membership list.
Coordinate travel
Use that social connection alongside journey details to identify opportunities to travel together.
Membership you can manage
The original group controls covered creating groups, requesting and accepting membership, viewing members and removing someone from a group. Members could also list the groups they belonged to.
For the group manager
Create the group, accept membership requests and keep its membership relevant. Remove a member when they should no longer belong.
For each member
Request to join a group, see your groups and maintain the name and default postcode associated with your profile.
Who you travel with, as well as where you go
Group membership and journey compatibility answer different questions. The group establishes a social connection; journey matching considers origins, destinations, timing and available transport.
For example
Six friends belong to the same group after an evening out. Four are travelling towards one neighbourhood and two towards another. Their shared membership provides the social connection; their destinations and departure times determine which journeys make sense together.
Membership alone does not book a vehicle, reserve a seat or guarantee that everyone travels together. It also does not independently verify someone’s identity. The value of the group comes from the relationships and membership decisions behind it.
Texxi’s original implementation let people manage groups by text message as well as through a website. A mobile number acted as the initial identifier, while a passcode connected that mobile profile to the web experience.
The original guide described a first-message registration process: Texxi could begin associating journey information with the mobile number, and the Groups Wizard supplied a passcode for access to the fuller online service.
The original SMS command guide
Historical reference: these commands come from the supplied Texxi materials. They used shortcode 87222 and quoted 25p per message plus the normal operator charge. They are reproduced here as the original design, not current activation instructions or pricing.
Commands used the prefix texxi groups; the original materials also used texxi grps.
Original group and profile commands
Command
What it does
create [name]
Create a named group and become its manager.
request [group]
Request membership of a group.
accept request [mobile number]
Accept a request to join your group.
kick [group] [mobile number]
Remove a member from a group you manage.
list [group]
List the members of a group.
list groups
List the groups you belong to.
set postcode [home postcode]
Set the default active postcode for your profile.
set name [firstname] [lastname]
Set the name associated with your profile.
profile
Retrieve your name, passcode and active postcode in the original system.
Original example:texxi grps create VIPs
The printed sources differ slightly in their wording of the member-list command; the compact command above follows the supplied instruction card.
Common questions
Is a group the same thing as a booking?
No. A group records membership. A journey still needs its own travel details, available transport and a confirmed arrangement.
Can I belong to more than one group?
The original system included a “list groups” command for viewing the groups you belonged to, supporting separate circles such as friends, colleagues and clubs.
Do I have to join a group to use Texxi?
The original guide envisaged travel without full Groups membership after the trial, using a mobile number as the initial identifier. Groups added social membership and fuller web features.
Are social groups the same as driver registration?
No. The supplied driver card described a separate operator-registration message with a badge number, name, vehicle registration and address. Group membership concerns the people travelling; operator registration concerns the transport provider.
View the original Texxi materials
Original group-command cardOriginal driver-registration cardOriginal Texxi Groups web guide
Bring your community into the journey
Discuss how social groups could support shared travel in your organisation or area.
