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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Taxi drivers face new exams |
Taxi drivers face new exams Taxi drivers could be sent back to school following complaints from customers. Councillors are meeting today, Thursday, to discuss introducing a qualification for new private hire and hackney carriage drivers in Preston. The move comes after the council received 52 complaints from the public last year, 55 in 2004/5 and 67 in 2003/4 about drivers and operators. If approved, Preston would become the second council in the country to introduce a compulsory test to gain a licence. Keith McNicholas, secretary of the Preston Hackney Carriage Association, said: "Anything that improves the taxi service is a good thing. This isn't about penalising drivers, it's for the benefit of the trade and the customer." Mike Thorpe, the council's head of licensing and electoral services, said: "We've consulted with taxi organisations, disability groups and the public and found that more training is needed to improve issues such as driver conduct and customer care." |
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