Councillors fear a shortage of taxis could hurt Bathgate’s night-time economy as it struggles back to its feet following the two year Covid lockdown.
There has been a long and steady decline in traditional “rank and hail” taxis across the country. Faced with surging costs and fewer, customers many have been driven out of business. And regulations on disabled access have left many facing the prospect of spending up to £50,000 on compliant vehicles.
Now as clubs and pubs seek to rebuild customers post pandemic it’s obvious that getting home late at night is not as easy as it used to be.
