Cork taxi driver risks losing licence for failure to accept card payments

Cork driver Willie Wyse operates a cash-only payment system in his taxi service. Picture: Jim Coughlan

A Cork City taxi driver who refuses to accept card payments is being warned he risks losing his taxi licence.

Willie Wyse, who doesn’t have a bank account, says he has no plans to accept credit card payments in his cab, despite a warning letter from gardaí. It is obligatory for taxi drivers to accept credit card payments, but Mr Wyse says it is not possible for him without a bank account.