Taxi union: calibre of drivers at all-time low

THE new taxi regulator faces a difficult job as standards in the industry have reached an all-time low, drivers warned yesterday.

National Taxi Drivers Union boss Vincent Kearns welcomed the appointment of Gerard Deering to the new post of National Taxi Regulator, with responsibility for licensing and controlling the industry.

However, Mr Kearns warned: “We have reached an all-time low with the calibre of people being allowed in, though an awful lot are decent, some undesirables have got in.