Anyone leasing or renting Taxi is legally responsible for the Driver
Taxi owners who lease or rent their vehicles are responsible for other drivers who use their vehicles - known as cozies - since last year. License holders will have to ensure the ‘cosies’ have a small public service vehicle (SPSV) license and are insured. Details of licenses and insurance certificates must be recorded and made available to the Commission on Taxi Regulation on request.
As the industry faces Saturation Standards are the first casualty
Now that drivers are working in a saturated market and their income is going down there ability to upgrade vehicles is becoming a problem. Banks also knowing the industry is an insecure one is leading to a drying up of credit. Insecurity and saturation in the industry is leading to little investment and ultimately an aging fleet of clapped out Taxis. Instead of the promised high standards our Regulator promised, it seems the industry is in a race to the bottom.
