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Taxi drivers in Leicester will be able to buy older cars and keep them in use for longer after age regulations were changed by councillors.

Leicester City Council has decided to ease the restrictions on taxi ages after pressure from local drivers.

Previous rules meant cabs could not be more than five-years-old when they are first registered with the council and must be less than 11 years when re-licensed.

The new rules means vehicles can now be nine-years-old when registered and 15 years when licences are renewed.

大象传媒 Leicester's Trent Hutson has more details, cabbies in Leicester give us their reaction, and Leicester Green Party spokesperson Mags Lewis explains why the environmental impact needs to be addressed.