Putting our taxi service on the road to ruin

AS Matt Cooper said in his column about taxis (May 20), the public have a right to feel safe when using a taxi — they want a clean vehicle driven by a trustworthy individual who knows where they’ve asked him to take them.

Who cares if the car is a 20-year-old Merc or the driver is over 60, he’s a professional.

What the Taxi Regulator wants to give them is new vehicles that are run into the ground after three years of 24/7 driving by teams of overseas drivers who don’t know Irish place names.