BOLTON

Taxi drivers are set to go on strike for the second time this month demanding a ‘nominal’ fare increase to meet rising costs.

The private hire association says they have not seen fares increase for taxi journeys for nearly four years despite the cost of running their cars going up each year.

Many drivers, who have had their business devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, are now struggling financially due to the increasing costs, according to the association.

Drivers are planning to boycott driving their vehicles from 6am today all the way through to 6am Saturday morning.

A spokesman for the association said: “We have been talking to the companies that we work for and some even agreed to put the fares up at first but many have now gone back on their word."

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