‘Too many minicabs, too few fares’: Urgent action demanded to save London’s black cabs

‘Too many minicabs, too few fares’: Urgent action demanded to save London’s black cabs

Transport for London (TfL) and the Government must take radical action on private hire licensing to combat the “steep decline” in the amount of taxi drivers operating in the capital, the London Assembly Transport Committee has said. Elly Baker, the Labour Assembly Member who chairs the group, said the “advent of app-based operators” – such as Uber, Bolt and Free Now – has “irreversibly changed the landscape” for cab drivers in London. There are …