Council proposes ditching driver knowledge test and green and white livery on Plymouth Hackney cabs.
Plymouth taxis could lose their green and white livery under a proposal being considered by the city council
The authority has also proposed dropping the driver knowledge test for private hire drivers and overturning a ban on black jeansHackney carriages in Plymouth could lose their green and white livery as part a plan to cut costs and boost driver numbers. Plymouth City Council also proposed removing a requirement for private hire applicants to pass a test on knowledge of the city before being granted a licence.Sally Haydon council cabinet member for community safety, acknowledged more could be done to help cabbies deal with rising prices.
Ms Haydon said the council wanted to be "more pragmatic" about the test, which quizzes prospective drivers on city streets and landmarks. She said: "Weirdly, an error in the policy wording about the knowledge test applying only to Hackney carriage drivers led to a sharp increase in new applicants interested in becoming licensed private hire drivers," she said."Private hire drivers use GPS system or apps on smart phones. Modern dispatch systems send bookings direct to drivers’ data pads, which have the inbuilt GPS navigation.
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