Drive to smarten up ‘scruffy’ taxi drivers
Taxi drivers in Cambridge will have a smart dress code from April 1 – and have been told not to wear garish shirts or jeans.
New rules on ‘what not to wear’ will come into force on April Fools’ Day with 167 Hackney cab drivers in the city told to ditch scruffy clothes and get smart.
The fashion edict issued by Cambridge City Licensed Taxis covers drivers who are allowed to pick up fares at the city’s train station.
Members of the group’s committee have told taxi drivers to wear smart trousers – and that jeans are not acceptable.
They are allowed to sport any kind of smart shirt with a collar except paisley shirts or multi-coloured Hawaiian shirts.
But Karl Stamper, a former member of the association’s committee, who is often seen sporting loud shirts, says the edict is misguided.
He said: “I think telling us what to wear is a bit much. It should be more focused on the drivers who are smelly and scruffy.
“It doesn’t really matter what they’re wearing as long as they are clean and look smart.
“The shirts I wear may not be to everyone’s taste and I have no problem wearing something different.”
Glenn Hall, chairman of the association, said: “We are asking drivers to enhance their appearance by not wearing jeans but to wear smart trousers and shirts with a collar and not polo-neck shirts or T-shirts.
“They can wear any colour shirt they like but not Hawaiian shirts or shirts with the English, Welsh or Scottish flags.”
He added: “We have had a lot of opposition to it but some drivers do look a bit scruffy and we hope they will smarten up, which will create a good image of Cambridge for people living here and visitors.
“We’ll have to wait and see how many comply.
“We chose April Fools’ Day just because it is the start of the financial year.”
source:
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/
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