A North Devon taxi driver has lost 4 weeks of income after he had failed to pay his taxi badge renewal fee on time.
The cabbie, after receiving a letter from the Council stating that he would have to reapply for his taxi badge, went to see the council and offered to pay the renewal fee. However the Council explained to him that they were unable to alter the rules and he has to go through the process of re-applying.
A Council spokesperson said that a letter was sent to all licensed private hire and taxi drivers in January of this year outlining the fact that all taxi licenses must be renewed before the expiry of their existing licenses.
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