A taxi driver left without work during lockdown has decided to help his community by driving residents to their Covid vaccine appointments.

Andrew Todd from Bracknell started his taxi firm Executive Travel in 2017, knowing it would take a "couple of years" to run a successful business and build up his clients.

Fast-forward to 2020 and Andrew felt like the "wheels had been taken off" and he was left with no clients.

He said: "I knew it would take a couple of years to get the business up and running but when lockdown hit it felt the wheels had been taken off and the client base had disappeared.

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"Last year in the first lockdown, I saw posts about people struggling to get to places so whilst I had a tank of fuel I offered people lifts."

Mr Todd from Bracknell has opened up his offer again to help residents who are struggling to get to their vaccine appointments in Slough and Reading.

He said: "This past year has been awful and it sounds a bit selfish but the more people I can take to their vaccines, the quicker things will get back to normal and small businesses can get up and running again."

Andrew has had one trip so far and will be taking another patient to their vaccine appointment later today (March 4).

He added: "Nobody has really come forward yet but I do have a lady this afternoon. They tell me they have to go to Slough or Reading and public transport can be expensive. It doesn't take long to drive to Slough so even if I help one person it means that's one more person vaccinated.

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"If you can’t afford it while I have fuel in my car I will take you. Let’s beat this and get everyone vaccinated."

After putting a call-out on his local Facebook group, Andrew has felt "overwhelmed" with the number of people praising his kind gesture.

One resident said: "That's a lovely and kind act for you to do "