Taxis will be obsolete in five years, says Cork driver spokesman

He said his own insurance had more than doubled in the last two years, from €900 to €2,050.

The taxi industry will be obsolete in five years, according to a spokesperson for the Cork Taxi Council. He said that one-in-ten drivers have left the industry in the last twelve months, writes Roisin Burke.

Bobby Lynch said he knows of at least 35 drivers who have given up the profession in Cork.