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TAXI DRIVERS who pick up from the rank at York Station are considering a revolt after National Express raised the price of an annual permit from £527 to £1,250.
Ken Usher, who has been an independent taxi driver for 35 years, described the permit increase as "obscene".
He said: "Last year taxi drivers were paying £527 to be able to pick passengers up from the station which is bad enough but to pay an annual fee of £1250 is obscene.
"We as a group have unanimously decided that we are absolutely not going to pay. We pick railway passengers up from the station and allow them to get home, surely this is helping the station and providing a public service – yet this is the thanks we get. No one can afford a yearly rate of £1250."
Northrail says: "Surely it's about time the running of major stations was handed over to Network Rail. Why should the greed of one Train Operating Company inconvenience the passengers of other companies."
