However, the meeting heard that a change to the rules about the age of taxis permitted on South Ribble’s streets, which was made just over a year ago, had already served as an incentive for taxi drivers to purchase lower polluting vehicles.

Source: https://www.lep.co.uk/news/politics/council/no-chance-yet-of-south-ribbles-taxis-going-all-electric-because-of-lack-of-charging-points-and-cost-of-vehicles-4339113