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CABBIE Alex Chivers was feeling blue yesterday after a council ordered him to remove a Saltire from his taxi.

Dundee City Council told the 61-year-old veteran he would be banned from the road until he removed the flag and the words Scotland the Brave from his Skoda.

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They claimed it was a political statement connected to the referendum and he was in breach of regulations.

Alex said: “I am a proud Scot. I couldn’t see what I was doing wrong. I had to keep the car on the road so I had it removed.”

The council said: “The driver was in breach of the conditions of his taxi licence and was asked to remove the image.”