Driver and vehicle numbers have dropped since 2019 and licensing chairman Alex Wilson said the trade needs 'a shot in the arm'.
Over 250 more private hire car licences will be available in Glasgow in a bid to address demand at busy times, such as weekend evenings.
Licensed taxi vehicles have reduced from 1,420 in 2019 to 1,408 in January, with private hire cars dropping from 3,940 to 3,176. Emphasis should be put on encouraging more drivers into the trade to increase supply and reduce unmet demand, Local Transport Projects Ltd’s review concluded. The cap should be reviewed in three years and “if considered necessary” an interim review could take place in 12 months, the review added.
One said public transport in the city needed to be improved to ease the demand on taxis and private hires on busy, weekend evenings. Licences for drivers have shown “continuing decline” since a peak in 2008, with “a reduction of approximately 14% between January 2022 and January 2023 alone”.
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