Hundreds of taxi drivers have taken to the streets of Rochdale in protest against plans for Clean Air Zone charges across Manchester today (January 24).
At the start of a working week, the usual bustle of taxis jostling for a fare outside the town's train station had disappeared.
Instead, private hire drivers were out on foot - with all taxi firms in the borough carrying out 24-hour strike action instead.
The first few weeks of 2022 in Greater Manchester have been dominated by complaints over the CAZ, which would see some commercial vehicles charged daily to enter the zone. READ MORE:Anti-vaxxers with 'cease and desist notice' moved on by police after wrongly claiming 'crimes' were being committed The firms, representing roughly around 1,200 drivers in Rochdale, were protesting against changes to the minimum standards required.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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