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Free Now lobbies for key law change to tackle night-time taxi shortage
German-headquartered company calls for a change in alcohol licensing laws to stagger the closing times of pubs and nightclubs
Free Now, the multinational taxi group, has been lobbying the Irish government for a key law change in a bid to tackle the night-time shortage of taxis in cities, correspondence shows.
In a document submitted to the Department of Transport, seen by the Business Post, the German-headquartered company called for a change in alcohol licensing laws to stagger the closing times of pubs and nightclubs.
The company warned that “taxi services are struggling to meet ...