Five new taxi ranks could be introduced across the Cherwell district, including Kidlington’s first one.
Cherwell District Council’s executive has agreed to look into creating small ranks, and officers have come up with initial designs.
The proposal includes three in Banbury, at Bridge Street, Horsefair and North Bar, a second in Bicester at Bell Lane, and a pilot rank in Oxford Road, Kidlington.
More taxi space is needed after Cherwell removed the limit on cabs. Since 2007 there has been an increase of 45 per cent, with 122 taxis now operating across the district.
Earlier taxi association Cherwell Valley Hackney Association, CVHA, handed in a petition signed by 65 licence holders calling for more waiting spaces.
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