The Forced Implementation Of The Metered Payment System For Taxi Drivers Has Destroyed Rural Cork
That's according to the Irish Taxi Drivers Federation
They say meters simply don't work in rural Cork and an agreed fare system is what's needed.
Taxis say the metered system is too expensive for those living in isolated areas and as result it has destroyed the taxi industry in the county as well as further isolating those living in rural areas.
Speaking to RedFM News Cork Irish Taxi Drivers representative Derry Coughlan says taxis are vital in rural Cork and change is needed:
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