Luton Borough Council says it's doing all it can to help local taxi drivers gain local business, as cabbies stage a protest outside the town hall.
Taxi drivers claim the council isn't doing enough to protect the local industry from companies like Uber, which has started operating in Luton, and London-based Addison Lee, which has secured a contract at the airport.
But Sarah Hall, service director for business and consumer services, said: "What we are trying to do with all of our traders is to put them into a position where if opportunities such as this [the contract with Luton Airport] arise in future, they will be in a good position to win these contracts.
"So we've offered repeatedly - and I continue to offer and offered only last week - business support and advice through a number of local organisations, to try and get our local traders in a business where they can compete in a really competitive market."
We've contacted Uber and Addison Lee for comment.
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