New restrictions on the type of vehicles used by taxi and private hire operations in East Lothian will make 30% of those currently in use illegal.
East Lothian's licensing sub-committee today (Thursday) approved restrictions to the types of vehicles which can be used by operators in a move which council officers said would "encouraging a better public perception of the taxi trade".
And they were told it would reduce the number of 'substandard' taxi owners on the streets.
