Minicab drivers not picking up passengers ‘over congestion charge and Ulez fees’

[Mr Gus]

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/ulez ... 50434.html

One of the reasons cited as lack of availability of Electric vehicles!
(Are the Converted Nissan van called the Dynamo suffering a backlog? or is it that drivers have been caught with their pants down excuse wise & are slow to adapt to the inevitable) ?

"Steve Garelick, regional officer in London for the GMB Union, said while the price increases have been in place since June 2020, passengers will only have started noticing the difficulty when trying to book a car as now more people are leaving their homes and socialising as a result of the easing of lockdown restrictions.
Drivers are faced with the charge and have to find a way to recover that cost, it’s just not possible. Even when you’ve got Uber adding £1.50 on to a fare for passengers [to help combat the cost], drivers still have to do 10 journeys to recover the £15"

“The drop in jobs is a combination of rising costs, not being able to get a battery-powered electric vehicle, the fact that passenger fares are not as they should be and commissions. It’s the perfect storm"