How many female taxi drivers are there in the UK?

While the industry has always been male-dominated, the most recent statistics estimate that only 3% of drivers are women. The last female taxi driver in Horsham, recently retired after 37 years in the industry. Joan Carmichael, from Broadbridge Heath, launched the firm P&J Cars back in 1986 with her husband.



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