London's Mayor's unveiled a series of measures designed to safeguard the British capital's iconic black cabs.
Sadiq Khan says he'll boost the number of taxi ranks in London by a fifth in the next four years, and open up at least 20 more bus lanes to taxi drivers.
London's black cabbies have been campaigning for stricter regulation of the private hire vehicle industry because they feel they face unfair competition from services like Uber.
The Mayor of London says private hire drivers will face tougher rules.
UK reporter Charlotte Wright says black cabbies have been demanding assistance from the Mayor's office.
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Sadiq Khan says he'll boost the number of taxi ranks in London by a fifth in the next four years, and open up at least 20 more bus lanes to taxi drivers.
London's black cabbies have been campaigning for stricter regulation of the private hire vehicle industry because they feel they face unfair competition from services like Uber.
The Mayor of London says private hire drivers will face tougher rules.
UK reporter Charlotte Wright says black cabbies have been demanding assistance from the Mayor's office.
IN: "This…
OUT: …taxis."
DUR: 35 seconds
http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0913cabs-wright1.mp3