A spokesman for the trade has warned that Taxi drivers in Bradford are being forced out of business due to escalating insurance costs.
Some drivers had seen their premiums more than double in a year, with costs running into thousands of pounds, said Shabir Munir, of the Bradford Hackney Carriage Drivers’ Association
He said: “The way business is right now, unless you work 20 hours a day you are barely making enough to live on.
“We have a major problem with people driving without insurance, fraudulent claims. We need legislation to be stronger to stop it from happening.”
due to levels of uninsured vehicles being well over the national average, including Barkerend, which was last year named as one of the top five hotspots for uninsured drivers across the UK premiums have been forced up in some areas of Bradford .
To look at possible solutions to the problem of spiralling insurance costs, Mr Munir has contacted Bradford East Liberal Democrat MP David Ward, who will hold a summit in August.
The car insurance summit will be on Tuesday, August 23, at City Hall at a time to be confirmed.