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Cabbies call for Uber to be banned in Cotswolds
Western Daily Press
|November 29, 2025
HERE are calls for the Uber app to be blocked from working in the Cotswolds as licensed taxi drivers claim they face competition from drivers based as far away as Wolverhampton.
Cabbies who are licensed to work in the Cotswold District say Uber drivers who are licensed elsewhere in the UK are working in the area.
They claim the Uber drivers are plying for trade in towns such as Cirencester and Moreton-in-Marsh.
Taxi drivers attended the Cotswold District Council (CDC) meeting on Wednesday to air their concerns.
Ahead of the meeting they told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that since Uber has been operating in the Cotswold district they have been losing thousands of pounds.
Robert Miller acted as their spokesperson at the meeting and called for the Uber app to be cut off in the district.
He asked council leaders to ensure local residents are kept safe while travelling in local private hire vehicles and taxis.
This story is from the November 29, 2025 edition of Western Daily Press.
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