Taxi-drivers’ dress
Sir,—Much publicity has been given to the importance of our tourist industry. Just as schools that wear uniforms present a better public image than those that do not it seems to me that if the two taxi companies could wear a distinctive uniform more pride in their appearance would automatically follow. Many excursions to the airport and Cathedral Square over the last two years have shocked me when I see the shabby and often decidedly grubby clothes worn by our taxi-drivers. This will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression on our city’s visitors and what a come-down from the smart, clean uniforms of all airline staff and Transport Board drivers.— Yours, etc., J. D. ADDISON. June 21, 1983. [The executive of the Canterbury Branch of the New Zealand Taxi Proprietors’ Federation replies: “The standard of dress required to be worn is set out clearly in the operating rules of the two organisations. These can be seen on application to the company concerned. Mr Addison or any passenger in a taxi, considering the driver’s standard of dress is not suitable, should lodge a formal complaint to the taxi firm concerned. The Taxi Cab Regulations provide for penalties and fines.”]
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Press, 2 July 1983, Page 16
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