London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of ruining the livelihoods of thousands of taxi drivers by creating a licencing 'shambles'.
Some 3,000 drivers at a time have been forced off the road after a change to Transport For London's systems triggered huge backlogs on applications for licence renewals.
The total number of cab drivers hit by delays over recent months is thought to exceed 10,000.
The issue has caused fury among drivers with one telling MailOnline: 'Sadiq Khan has made a real mess of this - hundreds of drivers are desperate as they've been prevented from working for weeks on end for no reason.'
The resulting mess has sparked a shortage of cabs around the capital meaning wait times for customers have gone up - with those hit including drivers for industry giants like Uber, Bolt and Addison Lee.
