A driver who pays an owner to rent a cab wrote:
“For the council to hike prices up on anything right now is a disgrace. We’re trying to get drivers to come into the trade and it is just going to completely deter them from coming in. There are already enough bills to pay.
“At the moment, we are having to work all hours to pay those bills and it is just grim.
“My meter from this week shows £394.10, off of that I need to pay £150 to give to the owner of my cab. That takes me down to £250. Then there is fuel on top of that.
“For Glasgow City Council to increase anything at this stage is bonkers.
“People are actually leaving the trade because of the bills they simply cannot meet. We’re not making any money right now.”
Can someone please explain why this rental driver is saying he's 'trying to get drivers to come into the trade' and is worried that this fee will deter new drivers?