Transport chiefs have been accused of limiting competition and of protecting local hackney drivers after a refusal to grant extra licences for proposed new rural taxi services. In a letter to the consumer watchdog, obtained by the Irish Examiner, Mr Daly criticised the NTA’s refusal to grant extra licences for his proposed service — dubbed Ruxi — to get people to pubs, hospitals and church among other places. It stems from the NTA’s decision to protect existing hackney operators, he argued. The idea in part came after a crackdown on drink driving sparked a backlash in rural Ireland. But, despite sending his plans to the NTA for rural drivers here to do the same thing, Mr Daly has seen his project stalled.

Source: Irish Examiner April 08, 2019 03:45 UTC