Taxis waiting outside Bournemouth Station in the morning rush hour. ..
CONTROVERSIAL plans by BCP Council to “deregulate” the taxi trade have moved a step forward after winning the support of its licensing committee.
Members of the committee gave their backing to three new policies on Thursday, saying the scrapping of a cap on licence numbers would improve standards.
But industry leaders said they were “horrified” at the proposal and that it could cost drivers tens of thousands of pounds.
The policies are being drawn up as part of the council’s legal requirement to have a new conurbation-wide approach in place by April.