Taxi drivers in protest threat An ongoing feud between the Guildford Hackney Association (GHA) and Guildford Borough Council rumbles over licence fees , taxi rank space and illegal touting by private hire drivers.
Guildford taxi drivers have threatened rolling roadblocks that could see the A3 and town centre grind to a halt.
A dispute is ongoing between the Guildford Hackney Association (GHA) and Guildford Borough Council about fees for issuing licences, taxi rank space and illegal touting by private hire drivers.
This week, the GHA gave the council until the end of March to 'deal effectively' with these matters.
If the deadline is not met, drivers have threatened to withdraw services late in the night at weekends and
to carry out rolling roadblock protests.
Mark Rostron, secretary of the GHA, described the action as 'unfortunate', saying drivers do not want to have to take action.
A council spokesman said work had been completed on the taxi rank at the bottom of North Street and that there was a long process involved with gaining consent for further spaces.
Spot checks and patrols have been introduced to cut down on illegal touting and Mr Rostron has been invited to spend time with the licensing team to see how the work is costed.
Surrey Police has not been formally notified of any protests but a spokesman said officers would ensure any protests remained peaceful and lawful and did not compromise public safety.
source:
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey- ... ng-6843866
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