Basildon Council is considering calls for a limit on the number of Hackney Carriage taxis in the district from the Basildon Taxi and Private Hire Forum.
The council’s licensing committee will discuss next Wednesday requests from parts of the local taxi trade who want a return to limits on the numbers of vehicles operating in the district. A cap was scrapped in 2005.
Some cabbies believe it has led to a surplus of drivers in the district, which has affected their trade and they want an independent survey into the issue.
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