Even as new private-hire hopefuls are jostling to fill a void left by Uber, the battered taxi industry is seeing signs of a turnaround.
From reducing the number of cabs by up to 20 per cent since ride-hailing apps arrived five years ago, at least two taxi operators are now growing their fleets again.
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