Post by The Dark Knight on Mar 18, 2024 9:58:21 GMT
Taxi drivers in Cardiff will be required to take card payments from this year
Black and white cabs in Cardiff will now be required to take card payments as well as cash from this year. Cardiff Council's public protection committee met to discuss the proposal at a meeting on Wednesday, March 13, with one member saying the update to the council's policy was "long overdue".
However, some councillors said that the updated policy suggested that hackney carriage drivers could only go to work if they had a working method of taking card payments, raising concerns that drivers with technical faults would be penalised. The committee eventually agreed to the proposal, which will come into effect from September 1, despite attempts by two members to amend it.
Cllr Marc Palmer said: "I think this is probably a long time over due legislation to be honest." Cardiff Council carried out a survey which asked members of the public and taxi drivers what they thought of the proposal. Of the 252 taxi driver respondents, 42% thought there should not be a requirement to accept card payments; 33% thought there should; and 24% were unsure. For more Cardiff news, sign up to our newsletter here.
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/taxi-drivers-in-cardiff-will-be-required-to-take-card-payments-from-this-year/ar-BB1jX4v3
Black and white cabs in Cardiff will now be required to take card payments as well as cash from this year. Cardiff Council's public protection committee met to discuss the proposal at a meeting on Wednesday, March 13, with one member saying the update to the council's policy was "long overdue".
However, some councillors said that the updated policy suggested that hackney carriage drivers could only go to work if they had a working method of taking card payments, raising concerns that drivers with technical faults would be penalised. The committee eventually agreed to the proposal, which will come into effect from September 1, despite attempts by two members to amend it.
Cllr Marc Palmer said: "I think this is probably a long time over due legislation to be honest." Cardiff Council carried out a survey which asked members of the public and taxi drivers what they thought of the proposal. Of the 252 taxi driver respondents, 42% thought there should not be a requirement to accept card payments; 33% thought there should; and 24% were unsure. For more Cardiff news, sign up to our newsletter here.
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/taxi-drivers-in-cardiff-will-be-required-to-take-card-payments-from-this-year/ar-BB1jX4v3