Post by The Dark Knight on May 14, 2024 11:46:19 GMT
Council makes a u-turn on charges for taxi drivers outing
Edinburgh taxi drivers will no longer be charged by the council to use The Royal Mile on their annual outing.
The cab drivers organising this year’s Edinburgh Taxi Outing in June were quoted a figure understood to be around £1,500 to have planters blocking traffic on the High Street temporarily moved.
Following calls for any fees for the long-running event to be waived, the local authority had said they would be free to shift the large boxes themselves or alter their route by turning left down Cockburn Street. Cockburn Street
However, announcing the u-turn today, council leader Cammy Day said there would be no charge and said the issue “has now been resolved”.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2024/05/council-makes-a-u-turn-on-charges-for-taxi-drivers-outing/
Edinburgh taxi drivers will no longer be charged by the council to use The Royal Mile on their annual outing.
The cab drivers organising this year’s Edinburgh Taxi Outing in June were quoted a figure understood to be around £1,500 to have planters blocking traffic on the High Street temporarily moved.
Following calls for any fees for the long-running event to be waived, the local authority had said they would be free to shift the large boxes themselves or alter their route by turning left down Cockburn Street. Cockburn Street
However, announcing the u-turn today, council leader Cammy Day said there would be no charge and said the issue “has now been resolved”.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2024/05/council-makes-a-u-turn-on-charges-for-taxi-drivers-outing/