Taxi drivers in and around Gatwick Airport say their livelihoods are being destroyed by Uber drivers who they claim are flouting rules around passenger pick-ups
Watch: Don Barnes works for Airport Cars Gatwick , the airport's official taxi partner, and says trade is being decimated.
"They've got bills to pay, they've got a car to maintain, they've got to put a roof over their head, they've got to feed their family. They are struggling. Some drivers are getting depressed over it.Local taxi drivers say Uber's operations are being encouraged by Gatwick's decision to award them a sponsorship deal which has increased the presence of their logo on signage and pick-up bays.
"Ultimately, it is Gatwick and Uber that are causing this through the business model they have set up at the airport. Crawley council has the power to stop this by sanctioning Gatwick and Uber for deliberately breaking their taxi licensing laws.
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