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• TAXI OWNERS OPPOSE L.M.S. BID FOR EXPRESS SERVICE.
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STRONG opposition to the application of the London Midland and Scottish Railway Co. to run an express service from Manchester railway stations to the Midland Hotel was raised by the Manchester and Salford Owner Drivers Association at a sitting of the NorthWestern Traffic Commissioners. The railway company proposed to charge a fare of 1s.
For the association, it was submitted that the service was unnecessary, as taxicabs carried four passengers from the hotel to any station in the city for is.
For every taxicab plying for hire at a station' a rental of about £9 a year was paid, and the. taxi owners of the city had paid well over £20,000 to the railways. It was further pointed out that taxation was considerably in excess of the pre-war figure, yet fares were at pro-war level. In Manchester and Salford, over £200,000 of capital was invested in the taxicab business, and over £11,800 a year was paid in
direct taxation. The Commissioners deferral their decision.