Queenstown Taxis' Grant Scannell says there are up to four independent drivers who use blue lights to simulate his own company's lights. Photo: Mountain SceneQueenstown cab bosses allege independent cabbies are ripping off customers and damaging the resort’s reputation. "I’ve even seen receipts from some of those that have ‘Queenstown Taxis’, one uses "GS Queenstown Taxis’, my initials." "We’re not even getting to the stands on busy nights, they’re just literally clogged up [with independent cabs]," Scannell says. He estimates competition from independent cabbies is reducing his drivers’ income 50 to 60%.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 14, 2021 02:37 UTC