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Article: 'Damage is done' says taxi firms.
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- Matlock Mercury (Matlock, England)
- Article date:
- January 3, 2007
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DISGRUNTLED taxi drivers held off from mooted strike action on New Year's Eve, saying it is too late for the council to repair its damage to town trade.
In recent weeks we reported on rumours of a strike in protest of Derbyshire Dales District Council's policies on taxi ranks and licensing.
Drivers are understood to have worked the busy final hours of 2006, but operators admit they fear for the future of their businesses.
John Bailey, owner of JB Taxis, said he was considering taking another two of his cars off the road.
He said: "There's nothing the council can do now because they've saturated the town with taxis. It's too late."
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