The council scrapped its policy of limiting the number of taxi licences

The negotiations were agreed following a protest by about 100 drivers outside a meeting of the licensing committee.

Operators said they would take action including, strikes and road blocks, unless the authorities agreed to discuss a number of complaints.

They include private hire firms, over-provision and space at ranks.

Licensing officials met with Dundee East MP Stewart Hosie following the committee meeting.

Written list

A Dundee City Council spokesman said they had agreed to submit a written list of the taxi trade's concerns to the council.

He said: "When that list of concerns is submitted, it will be discussed by the taxi liaison group, which is the forum at which the whole taxi trade can raise issues with the council.

"Any meeting of the taxi liaison committee group can be called at short notice if necessary."

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The spokesman added that the request for a written list of complaints had been made on at least two previous occasions, both by officers and by the lord provost.

Earlier, Mr Hosie said that drivers had about a dozen complaints about taxi policy in Dundee.

He told BBC Scotland: "We want to avoid a strike, that's the bottom line.

"We want to make sure the city keeps moving, but we need each and every one of these issues to be addressed properly."

Graeme Stephen, of Dundee Taxi Owners Association, said he hoped the council could be persuaded to change their approach.

He said: "They have their decisions made before they speak to the trade and they kid on they're going through a process, and they're just totally denying us a lot of our rights.

"If we don't get sitting round the table with Dundee City Council to start ironing out some of these grievances, then the possibility of strike action is very real."

Regular meetings

Dundee's lord provost said he was "extremely disappointed" the dispute had gone so far.

John Letford, who chairs the licensing committee, said the council had a "very good relationship" with the taxi trade and had regular meetings with representatives.

He blamed the "taxi war" on an ongoing dispute between a number of firms and some private hire companies.

Mr Letford said talks between the factions were held in the city last week to try and defuse "the serious situation."

He added that the council was unable to restrict taxi numbers for legal reasons.

Mr Letford said: "There was a court judgement in Aberdeen in a case by a taxi company which prevents us from denying anyone an application.

"We are very strong on special taxi access and drivers don't get a licence without meeting wheelchair regulations.