Taxi Driver Online

CAN THE Tele ask Dundee City Council to explain the astronomical rise (last year £75, this year £125) in the fee to apply for a taxi badge. The test is exactly the same. — Broughty Cabbie.

[A spokeswoman for Dundee City Council licensing department said, “The increase, which was split between operators and drivers, has no bearing on the test.

“It was introduced, following a request from the trade for the employment of a second officer to enforce the conditions and deal with other matters such as plate hiring. The Civic Government Scotland Act 1982 requires us to recover our costs.]

Be interesting to know how many cabs it affects and how much the new LO is being paid.
Bet it more than covers his wages!!

And it also brings up the "should we pay for our own enforcement" question again.

the fee is same for both hacks and ph in dundee so we are both getting stung

In most area's the inspectors are x police, jobs for the boys, none of us would have a cat in hells chance of getting the job
and depending on the area the wage is about £18000 for a 3 day week and you only have to work 2 hours on those days