Taxi drivers 'missing out on thousands of euros in insurance savings'

Jim Waldron of the National Private Hire Taxi Association: “Taxi drivers don’t have the faith in the NTA to replace the discs quickly if they need and are able to work. They’re afraid to seek a reduction in their insurance because of this requirement.”

Taxi drivers are missing out on insurance savings worth thousands of euro during the Covid-19 crisis due to the requirements of the National Transport Authority (NTA), according to the largest Irish union representing the sector.

Jim Waldron, spokesman for the National Private Hire Taxi Association (NPHTA), said that the NTA’s requirement that any driver switching from a professional policy to one for domestic and social use must give up their tamper-proof discs is discouraging the union’s members from securing savings they cannot afford to do without.