SOUTHAMPTON City Council is being urged not to ban Eastleigh taxis and private hire vehicles from bus lanes in the city. As previously reported, taxis and private hire vehicles licensed outside of Southampton could be allowed to access bus lanes in the city only from 7am to 9.30am and from 4am to 6.30pm on weekdays and only if the vehicle was first registered on or after January 2006 if petrol and September 2015 if diesel. A consultation on the proposals closed last week. But some traders are calling for Eastleigh taxis and private vehicles to be allowed to use bus lanes in the city at all time.