A West London taxi firm is taking extraordinary steps to try and prevent coronavirus spreading among passengers.

Drivers at Redwoods of Heathrow are spraying all parts of their vehicles which passengers touch with anti-bacterial spray after every journey. 

The company, based in West Drayton, says all 50 of its drivers have been provided with the spray to carry out regular cleaning. 

Simon Field, customer service manager at Redwoods of Heathrow, said: "Obviously [coronavirus] is a big story at the moment and as a public transport provider we are picking up a lot of customers and we want to play our part in order to keep the virus under control.

"It's important. Everyone can play a part in helping to prevent coronavirus [from spreading] and anything that we can do as a mini cab company is great.

"The potential for the virus to spread is great for a mini cab company and we are just trying to play our part."

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