Royal Borough Hackney Carriage drivers demand paintwork policy U-turn
4 Nov 2013
Of the approximately 160 Hackney Carriage drivers in the Royal Borough, 137 have signed a petition demanding the Royal Borough abandon the paintwork policy.
Drivers are angry at having to pay for the cost of the paintwork which also depreciates the value of the car when they go on to sell it.
The petition also calls for an end to the free-for-all deregulation of the handing out of new licences which begun in April and for the age limit of vehicles to be extended from nine to 15 years.
The petition will be presented at a Royal Borough licensing panel meeting tomorrow at the Town Hall, in St Ives Road, Maidenhead.
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