The Public Carriage Office have given approval for the use of a new external blind spot mirror to be fitted on black cabs. The Magnum Frog-eye mirror is the first auxiliary clip-on mirror of its type to be given official approval to be fitted to PCO licensed vehicles. The Frog-eye due to it’s larger size, robustness and quality has been attracting interest from cabbies for some time according to Magnum the company that sell them.

“We’ve been selling the Frog-eye for some years now, and have always gained a lot of interest from Black cab drivers who have been looking for a more effective means to see blind spots” says Sharon Hennessy – Magnums MD. “We finally submitted them to the PCO for approval and are extremely pleased they were accepted, and gained so many positive comments about quality and the safety benefits they will provide.”

The Magnum Frog Eye is an auxiliary clip-on mirror which is easily fitted to the existing wing mirror. Made from top quality German optical glass and using anti glare technology the mirror is designed specifically to increase vision and eliminate blind spots, and therefore making driving safer for both passengers, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. The benefits include easier parking, a complete view of kerb, a full wide angle view, no distortion, and elimination of blind spots plus being very easy to install.

One cabbie who has been involved in the PCO trials on the Magnum Frog-eye is Johnny (Badge 56752) who has been driving a black cab for over 14 years. He says “Personally it’s the best bit of cab safety equipment I’ve ever used. It beats the others I’ve tried hands down. Great on motorways and very useful for overtaking. I fully recommend the Frog-eye”

“It’s all about preventing accidents. We have been selling the frog-eye’s to driving schools and instructors, mobility centres, the highways agency and various police forces for some years. Now we’re happy to be able to provide this potentially life saving mirror to the UK cabbies” say Sharon Hennessy.

Currently the Magnum Frog-eye is only available for the TX1, TX2 & TX4, but hopefully approval for the entire fleet of black cabs will soon be awarded.

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