Taxi protest in Herefordshire at licence fee plan
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Taxi drivers in Herefordshire have been staging a protest outside the council headquarters over plans to raise the cost of annual licences.
The price of Hackney carriage and private hire licences could increase from £239 to £285.
Drivers may be asked to pay £52 each for a marshalling scheme in Hereford although recent consultation responses were not in favour of its introduction.
The council is meeting on Friday to decide on the issue.
Officials will discuss whether to reject the plans, amend some of the increases, agree to raise extra funds for the marshalling system or, defer the decision entirely.
The council is considering using marshals to control taxis in the Commercial Road area on Friday and Saturday nights.
About 20 cars have taken part in the protest on Hafod Road in the city.