Uber-style transport regime could lead to assaults, rape or even murder, taxi driver group says

A body representing taxi drivers has suggested allowing an Uber-style transport regime would put passengers at danger of assault, rape or even murder at the hand of unlicensed drivers.

The Oireachtas Transport Committee is meeting this morning to discuss rural transport solutions, amid suggestions that an app-based car sharing system could alleviate isolation in country towns, villages and hinterlands.