A lack of taxis, staff shortages and soaring costs are all squeezing the traditional night out.
This ought to be one of the busiest weekends of the year for festive revelries - for workplace colleagues, sports clubs, friends and families to go out at night.
Another is the shortage of available staff, with pay rising in the hospitality sector faster than others. That means some are having to limit customer numbers. Masha is a music student in the city and a refugee from war in Ukraine. If she's on a night out, she leaves by midnight to catch the last bus, because she cannot rely on getting a cab, and can't afford taking them too often.
Through the pandemic, when taxis were forced off the road, many drivers were recruited into other fast-expanding driving jobs, such as the delivery of supermarket groceries.With a high average age in the taxi trade of around 58, the break from work was the cue for others to retire. Gavin Stevenson, of the Night-time Industries Association, says: "Across the trade, everyone's feeling the impact of the wider current crisis. Our costs are through the roof, and consumers have less to spend.
In Aberdeen city centre, the Business Improvement District has struck a deal with the council and Stagecoach to run late, free bus travel at the weekend to stimulate more business.
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