New calls to overhaul taxi laws after Uber lands in Blackpool
Deregulation of the taxi industry means operators can work in towns where they are not licensed, reports Shelagh Parkinson
Blackpool South MP Chris Webb is calling on the government to overhaul taxi laws following a meeting with the minister in charge.
Mr Webb held talks with Simon Lightwood, a minister in the Department for Transport, to raise concerns from cabbies in Blackpool that some drivers are flouting the rules.
Deregulation of the taxi industry means operat…
