Traffic piling up in Sheffield as taxi drivers begin go-slow protest
Taxi drivers are demonstrating against new government licensing legislation they say have created a 'wild west' working environment.
The GMB union is organising a 'slow drive' starting at 4pm today, during which a convoy of taxis are travelling from Attercliffe to the city centre.
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Hide AdThe AA's traffic checker was this afternoon showing a tangle of red lines on roads across the city, which indicates slow or queuing traffic. It is not known if all, or indeed any, of this traffic is connected with the go-slow.
The go-slow follows a demonstration earlier this afternoon outside Sheffield Town Hall against the Deregulation Act, which allows private hire taxis licensed in one local authority area to operate across the whole country.
The GMB says 'cross-border hiring' is 'killing' the taxi trade and putting public safety at risk.
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