Article: New taxi ranks cause some confusion.

As Carrick-on-Shannon took a step closer to becoming a metropolitan town this week with the installation of two new full time taxi ranks, there was an initial hiccup on the first day of the new taxi stand bye-laws.

As caught by the Leitrim Observer photographer on Monday morning, a van and a skip bin had parked themselves in one of the full time taxi ranks at Lower Bridge Street making it impossible for a registered taxi to operate business from within the taxi lined zone and causing some confusion to passers-by and those waiting on taxis.

Vincent Dwyer, Senior Executive, Infrastructure, Leitrim County Council commented, "It is a matter for the Gardai to ...

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