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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

London’s black cabs destined for extinction in 20 years, TfL warned

A London black cab driving down the street
The cost of buying an electric cab and the difficulty of the Knowledge test are putting private hire drivers off. Photograph: Christopher Griffin/Alamy

Black cabs could disappear from London’s roads in 20 years, a thinktank has warned, unless authorities take steps to halt the decline – including giving cabbies bigger loans for new electric taxis and making the Knowledge test easier.

Centre for London said that if the number of taxis in the capital continues to fall at the current rate, there would be none left by 2045.

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