New York cabbies struggle as fuel costs hack pay

Nationwide, gasoline around $4 per gallon will cost taxi drivers 38 percent more per year -- $3,825 -- than it did in two years ago, according to the Taxi Limousine & Paratransit Association.

Part of the problem is that most cabbies drive Ford Crown Victorias, which only get about 10 or 11 miles per gallon (23.5 or 21.3 litres/100km) in the snarl of Manhattan's stop-and-go traffic, according to driver Roman Hladik.

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