MORE than 650 cabbies will be out of a job in the next one to three years, when they mark their 73rd birthday.
That is the age at which their taxi vocational licences issued by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will expire - even if these cabbies feel fit enough to carry on driving.
And given the current ailing economy, those who took up driving taxis as a 'recession job' do want to continue beyond this age.
Read the full report in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.