Senior councillors on Ceredigion County Council’s Cabinet unanimously backed the fare hike at a meeting on July 7, marking the first rate change since 2022.

Drivers gathered outside the Bridge Street offices to voice their anger at rules limiting licences to vehicles emitting a maximum of 75 mg of nitrogen oxides (NOx) per kilometre.

Coopers Taxis was founded in 1990 by husband and wife Phil and Lynne, who started the firm from the front room of their modest home with just a single telephone line.

Jersey Taxi Drivers’ Association secretary Mick Tostevin revealed the closure has halved the airport's taxi capacity, removing a space that could previously accommodate about 30 cars.

Police reported that during the dispute, one passenger attacked the driver - a man in his thirties - while another snatched a bag containing cash from inside the car.

John Quinn, 61, caused the collision on December 12, 2024, when he failed to give way at a junction on Cartsburn Street, smashing his vehicle into a Renault Captur on Ingleston Street.

Investigators are searching for two men who they believe can "help with the investigation" into the attack, which occurred outside the Rex Hotel on King Street.

Both Dundee City Council and the taxi drivers' union, Unite, have acknowledged the issue, which has prompted calls for tougher enforcement and iodentity checks.