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COVID NEWS


NEWCASTLE TAXI BOSS OFFERS JOBS TO STAFF AT CITY’S COLLAPSED ENERGY FIRM


A Newcastle taxi firm has renewed its pledge to help people in the city into work as it looks to recruit 500 new drivers. ChronicleLive reports that Budget Taxis says it has been inundat- ed with hundreds of applications a week after launching a major recruit- ment drive to replace many of the staff it lost during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, it is going one step further, with company boss, David Singh, promising to take on all of the staff from the city’s collapsed energy supplier Green. Green Supplier Limited became the fifth energy supplier to go out of business in September after a spike in gas prices put massive pressure on the sector. Green, which employed around 180 staff at its base in Newcastle city centre, cited a lack of Government support for suppliers, unprecedented market conditions, and ‘regulatory failings’ for its insolvency. David Singh said Budget Taxis was ‘willing to take them all on’ as he urged


anyone who has been made redundant or affected by the furlough scheme coming to an end to apply. “We want to let people know there is light at the end of the tunnel,” he said. “We don’t want people to think there are no jobs.” In an effort to entice new recruits, the Newcastle-based company has promised to pay for the training and all start-up expenses of new drivers - and


TORBAY STILL NEEDS MORE TAXI DRIVERS AND RIGHT NOW IT’S VERY CHEAP TO APPLY


Torbay Council’s campaign to make up for the shortfall in taxi drivers in the Bay has started to return results – but more drivers are still needed. According to DevonLive, in July the council slashed the cost of application fees for a taxi licence from £349 to £50 for the first 50 people who came for- ward. It formed part of a bid to make up for the increased demand for taxis as restrictions eased and the number of drivers fell. The council has so far recruited 18 of its target of 50 drivers, with 12 other applications at various stages of the application process. The licence fee discount is first-come first-served and is due to expire on December 31.


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A Torbay Council spokesperson said: “Recruiting 50 new drivers has always been an aspirational target. Where elements of the process are managed by Torbay Council, we are endeavour- ing to expedite matters, where feasible. “We are conscious the shortage of drivers is an issue which impacts nationally, and we are keeping the situation under review.” Cllr Christine Carter, cabinet member for corporate and community services, praised the results, saying: “This is really positive news, all due to the successful response to the reduced fee initiative. To have 18 new taxi licences allocated to drivers now working across the Bay in just three months is a great result.”


will even cover the cost of getting licence plates from the city council. David, 60, said drivers can earn up to £1,000 a week because of the demand. “The amount of work out there is unbe- lievable and we can’t cover it all,” he said. Budget Taxis has already taken on around 80 new drivers and has had around 200 applications which the company says it is working through to get people into roles. “It has been mixed,” David said of the candidates applying. “Some of them have been laid off, some people are in their late 50s and some of them are young ones. A lot of the people that have been laid off are grateful for the work.” No experience is necessary as the firm will provide training and help put applicants through a ‘brief’ exam. But ferrying passengers around the North East isn’t the only driving job available for new starters. When jobs dwindled in March, 2020 as a result of the pandemic, Budget Taxis started to provide a delivery service for parcel company Hermes and food deliveries for the Co-op. The firm says that drivers also work with the Newcastle NHS Trust to deliver blood to the city’s hospitals. “We have had a good response,” David said of the recruitment drive. The company said Covid safety measures are adhered to with screens fitted in all cars to separate passengers and drivers. Panic buttons are also fit- ted in all cars which drivers can press during an incident to alert the firm’s other drivers to their location so they can be assisted. The company, which already has 500 drivers, is looking for people aged 18 and over with a valid UK driving licence. Anyone wanting to apply to be a Budget Taxi driver should contact David Singh with their name and contact number on 07566741675 or email info@nodataxis.co.uk.


NOVEMBER 2021


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