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Private hire drivers fear lift on black cab ban is end of road
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SCORES of private hire drivers face losing their jobs when a ban
on black cabs at Edinburgh Airport is lifted.
All 300 drivers currently working at the airport will have to
reapply for their work permits when the system is changed in January.
And private hire drivers have been told many of them will be out
of work as there won't be enough permits to go round.
A black cab rank is set to be introduced, running alongside a
private hire stand operated by Onward Travel, which currently holds
the airport contract.
Even those drivers who do win permits are worried there may not be
enough work for ...
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