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Not fare: How taxi licences collapsed in value, destroying lives and livelihoods

After a spate of recent suicides, taxi licence holders and their families are warning of the mounting human toll of deregulating their industry.

Since the arrival of Uber and other ride-sharing apps, a once lucrative investment has plummeted in value.

Who is to blame? Alex Mann investigates.

This is a repeat of a program that aired in August 2018.

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