A campaign to create a new taxi rank in Coventry city centre has been derailed by lack of funds and an ongoing regeneration scheme. But council officers insist they will continue to work with representatives of the city’s Taxi Forum who were behind a 1,648-name petition. Those backing the campaign want a new rank in The Burges/Cross Cheaping as an alternative to the current arrangement that sees taxis park up on Palmer Lane. It explains: “Following this meeting, a preliminary design for a revised rank on The Burges/Cross Cheaping was prepared and subsequently presented to the Taxi Forum at their meeting in July 2024. It is therefore proposed to retain the proposed design and to await funding opportunities which may enable it to come forward at a point in the future.