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Labour Cllr Niall Mc Nelis has said that the proposals in the Taxi Regulator’s new Action Plan for 2010-2011 yet again fail to address the ongoing crisis situation in the taxi sector.

Renault is once again leading the way with the introduction of a specific extended warranty programme of up to five years with unlimited mileage for taxis.

A 41-year-old man who is well on his way from being blacklisted by nearly all Galway taxis received a nine month suspended sentence this week for several counts of making off without paying for fares.

Taxi drivers in Mullingar and Athlone took part in a three-hour protest yesterday (March 18) by picketing the Church Lane rank in Mullingar and turning their roof signs sideways in Athlone.

Mick Sweeney of Abbey Limos has years of experience in the transport business. He emigrated to England in the ‘80s where he set up a taxi business in Reading. He became established and made some connections where he then started to supply professional chauffeurs to business people, actors, etc.

Revenue officers investigating the misuse of marked diesel, mounted a blitz on local taxi drivers in the past few days.

A meeting of Athlone’s taxi drivers is to take place on Tuesday evening to discuss some of the drivers’ grievances, which came to a head last week with a protest in the town.

Members of the public in Athlone are being encouraged to have their voices heard on the issue of the provision of taxi ranks in the town. A public consultation process began this week as it was announced that the Council proposes to review the location and number of ranks in Athlone.

Galway taxi drivers are renting taxi licences to other people without any vetting process.

Getting a taxi during the Christmas period will not be difficult this year as Big O taxis are staying open all through the holidays, including Christmas Day.