Huddersfield charity BRAKE backs call for cuts on taxi hours

Aug 17 2009 by Neil Atkinson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

AN URGENT plea was made today to limit taxi drivers’ hours.

Huddersfield-based road safety charity Brake called on the Government to limit the number of hours taxi drivers are allowed to work before they take a proper break.

The charity is supporting the family of teenager Gary Glymond, who was knocked down and killed by a taxi in South Yorkshire on his 18th birthday in March last year.

The driver admitted he had worked for more than 13 hours.

The Department for Transport said drivers had a duty not to drive tired, but there were no plans for regulation.