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FG wants Lisbon taxi bumper sticker ban

Fine Gael - Says stickers are inappropriate
Fine Gael - Says stickers are inappropriate

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Fine Gael wants to ban taxis from displaying bumper stickers that proclaim which way the vehicle's driver intends to vote on Lisbon.

The party has proposed a ban on political slogans being displayed on taxis arguing they are out of place on 'public transport vehicles'.

In the lead up to the vote more and more taxis in the capital have displayed stickers declaring 'I'm voting No'.

'If it's not illegal, it's highly inappropriate,' Fine Gael's Olivia Mitchell says in a statement.

A 62-year-old Dublin taxi driver, who identified himself as Ronan, said everyone should have the right to express their views, adding he would vote 'No' because he did not understand the treaty and did not want to 'take a chance on it'.

'If I wanted to vote Yes, would they object to that if I put a sticker on my car with it?,' he said.