Proposed changes to rules covering Leeds taxi drivers could be made less strict, following resistance from the trade.
Leeds City Council is looking at tightening up its convictions policy for cabbies who commit minor motoring offences and clock up points on their licence. It had been suggested that drivers who accumulate more than six points for crimes such as speeding would potentially lose their licence, down from the current threshold of 12.
Cabbies have furiously protested against the move, branding it disproportionate and draconian and saying it will trigger an exodus of drivers from the trade.
