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Taxi drivers warned not to wear scruffy clothes

Paul Pigott
BBC News
Richard Evans
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Getty Images Photo of a village in Wales as seen from the roof of a taxi cab. The Taxi sign on the top of the car is in the centre of the photo, which has a white stone building with hanging flowers in front that looks like a pub. Getty Images
Faded clothing, baseball caps and vest tops are among the banned items for cab drivers

Taxi drivers could face written warnings for looking scruffy after a council said it would implement a dress code for cabbies.

Faded clothing, baseball caps and vest tops are among the banned items for hackney carriage and private hire drivers under Welsh government guidelines

Those found to be wearing dirty clothes, shorts above the knee, or flip-flops could be disciplined, Conwy County's licensing committee was told on Tuesday.

Chris O'Neil, owner of Premier Cars in Bangor, said it was wrong for a council to "dictate" what driver's could and could not wear.

"I'm all for being reasonable and tidy, " said Mr O'Neil, who recently ended his taxi service in Llandudno after 16 months.

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