Abstract: A method for ordering transportation by means of a communication system comprising a plurality of consumer mobile communication terminals (CMCTs), a plurality of transportation mobile communication terminals (TMCTs) each located in a mobile transportation vehicle, a transportation ordering server, and a communication network by means of which the transportation ordering server may communicate with the CMCTs and the TMCTs; the method comprising: transmitting from one of the CMCTs to the server a primary request message indicating a request for transportation and indicating a location at which transportation is required; receiving the primary request message at the server and in response to the primary request message transmitting to two or more of the TMCTs a secondary request message indicating a request for transportation and including information defining the request for transportation and indicating at least the location at which transportation is required; receiving the secondary request messages at the s