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Licence fees cut for black cabs and private hire taxis in Wolverhampton

Licence fees for black cab and private hire taxis have been cut in a bid to help support the trade in the Black Country.

Chiefs at Wolverhampton Council made the move after hearing how coronavirus has had a severe impact on drivers' income.

Passenger journeys fell to record lows during lockdown with the licence fee cuts being implemented for 18,000 drivers immediately.

Councillor Alan Bolshaw, chairman of the council’s licensing committee, said: “The fees for taxi and private hire licence renewals have been slashed by the Licensing Committee.

"Fees have been reduced on average by around 30 per cent. A driver renewing a badge will now only pay £40, with the associated vehicle fee being reduced to £135.

"We know that many drivers and their families have experienced great hardship during the lockdown. Nevertheless, they have endeavoured to provide a vital service for key workers.

"We will continue to do everything we can to help the drivers during this difficult period, within the rules allowed by legislation."

Changes, which apply to hackney carriages or private hire vehicles, will see the one-year driver renewal fee being cut from £59 to £40.

Two-year driver renewal fees have been reduced from £110 to £75, with the three-year renewal fee dropping from £140 to £100.

The annual cost to licence a vehicle, which must be less than 10 years old, has reduced from £185 to £135.

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IDFIMH

No doubt the 1000s and 1000s of drivers working throughout the UK will be delighted.

One has to wonder if this is a generous gesture on behalf of this council, or a desperate measure to ensure those drivers don't go elsewhere in their quest to get to the bottom of that barrel.

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IDFIMH

Those prices were very cheap to start with ! I doubt there was much danger of another LA stealing their traffic

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

So they recon they have 18000, drivers, 90% of them dont even work in that council area

I noticed an advertisement from a company called Happi Cabs down here in deepest darkest Essex, they are after Wolverhampton badge drivers, two hundred miles away from Wolverhampton and they want Wolverhampton drivers?