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Coronavirus and Victorian lockdowns see taxi industry facing ‘mass exodus’ as drivers struggle – ABC News
With taxi drivers facing months of financial uncertainty, drivers like Rohan Singh have left the roads — raising fears a $22 million government funding boost may be too little, too late.
Taxi driver Rohan Singh used to earn more than $300 a day before COVID-19. Now, he says he’s lucky to earn a third of that.
Cancelled flights, people working from home and lockdown restrictions have all but dried up his usual number of fares.
“These days, we are not even surviving,” he says.
Taxi operators such as Silver Top Taxi and 13cabs have slashed their monthly depot fees by more than 60 per cent to help ease the financial burden, but for many drivers like Mr Singh, it’s not been enough…
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