Council to push ahead with fully accesible fleet… But some drivers think plans will hit hard-pressed cabbies

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Council to push ahead with fully accesible fleet… But some drivers think plans will hit hard-pressed cabbies

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Jon Hebditch

June 7, 2017, 5:41 am

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City council chiefs are set to push ahead with controversial plans to make every Granite City cab wheelchair accessible [...]

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