Fall in taxi numbers down to ‘general neglect’ of the industry

A decline in taxi numbers is the result of a"general neglect" of the industry, a taxi representative organisation has warnedA decline was found in 23 counties during this time - with a 26% drop in taxi numbers in Monaghan the most significant.

“One of the policies that led to a depreciation in the number of taxi drivers was the removal of the transferability of your taxi plate,” he said.

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