Glasgow City Council's Licensing and Regulatory Committee has voted unanimously to make card payments compulsory in the city's taxis. The decision was made at the committee's meeting on Wednesday 11 November 2026, after a public consultation in which more than 83% of the 1,666 people who responded backed the idea. The new licence condition starts on 1 February 2027. It applies to taxi drivers as they get a new or renewed licence from that date, so it will be phased in over the licensing cycle rather than applying to every driver on day one. Drivers it applies to must carry a card reader and accept credit, debit and contactless payments. Cash will still be accepted, and drivers will have to give a receipt for a card payment if the passenger asks for one. The council said card payments should mean fewer passengers turned away because they only have a card on a night out, and less cherry-picking of fares at ranks. Concerns raised in the consultation included card fees pushing fares up and poor phone signal for taking payments.