TOO MANY TAXI CABS

Evening Star, Issue 21055, 18 March 1932, Page 1

TOO MANY TAXI CABS

LONDON’S EIGHT THOUSAND London, it appeal's, lias too many taxi cabs. This opinion is held in certain trade quarters. Rough estimates of the number of taxi cabs in London set them at 8,000. Some expert opinions have it that. 6,000 or even 5,000 taxi cabs would be enough for all London’s faros. The possibilities ot limitation are being hotly debated. In 1027 limitation was seriously discussed, but no decision was readied. During 1930 the number of taxi cab licenses issued was more by a thousand than in the preceding year. “ Figures for the past year are not yet available,” a Scotland Yard official said lately. “ But it is expected that a further increase will bo shown.” A prominent authority pointed out:— “ The taxi cab trade is one that suffers more than others during_ times of general economy, and increasing numbers both of cabs and drivers make it continually harder to make a living out of it. At present any respectable person who chooses to present himself may obtain a license to drive a taxi cab, and nothing short of an Act of Parliament can change that.”