Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 November 2020
190. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the supports available to taxi drivers who are obliged to renew their cars in January 2021 under the ten-year rule; if the ten-year rule will be further postponed for a period given the impact of Covid-19 on the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39424/20]
View answerVehicle age limits for small public service vehicles (SPSVs) are a matter for the statutory regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA).
The Deputy may be aware that, at the start of the pandemic, the NTA extended until the end of 2020 the age limits for vehicles that were due to reach them from March onward. Furthermore, the NTA has proposed a further extension of these age limits until 31 December 2021 and has recently concluded a public consultation on this proposal. More detailed information in relation to this proposal is available on the following link: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/consultations/public-consultation-maximum-permissible-age-october-2020/
