Judge gives Cork taxi driver a week to start accepting card payments to keep his licence

Judge Mary Dorgan said the State was issuing fixed penalty notices on William Wyse for not taking card payments

Cork taxi driver Willie Wyse said he had to comply with the law and he would provide a Sumup device for customers to pay by card. Picture: Jim Coughlan

A taxi driver who was at risk of losing his taxi licence for refusing to accept card payments will have a Sumup card payment device available to customers within a week.

William Wyse gave that undertaking as Judge Mary Dorgan adjourned the case in relation to his licence until December 6 at Cork District Court.