CHENNAI: Prepaid taxi drivers staged a sudden protest at the city airport premises on Saturday, demanding an immediate ban on unlicensed white-board private cars allegedly entering the airport and illegally picking up passengers.

According to the prepaid taxi drivers' association, the unauthorised vehicles do not comply with Tamil Nadu Transport Department rules and slip past airport security. Over 300 government-authorised prepaid taxis have been operating at the city airport since 1989.

However, drivers complain that the situation has worsened in recent months, with several white-board vehicles barred from undertaking commercial trips.

The prepaid taxi drivers alleged that passengers have been overcharged, left without safety assurances, and sometimes faced disputes upon arrival at t

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