wannabeeahack wrote:
whats a monopoly?
I dont know, but I understand you once won second prize in a beauty contest
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:54 pm ] |
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One taxi for town's disabled 28 November 2008 A DISABILITY charity in Nailsea is calling for more taxis to accommodate disabled people. There are currently only six taxis in the district which can carry wheelchairs. Taxi drivers are also not given training to assist disabled passengers into their vehicles. Chris Baker, chairman of Nailsea Disability Initiative, said: "There are only six taxis which are accessible for disabled people. "Regular taxis aren't able to fit wheelchairs in and we've got to be able to transfer ourselves into the taxi as there are issues with health and safety." Mr Baker, who was left paralysed down the right side of his body, does not use a wheelchair but has balance problems which makes it difficult for him to get on and off of buses. He said: "Transport is very difficult for disabled people. Not all buses have low steps for disabled people to get on and one side of Nailsea and Backwell Train Station doesn't have a ramp. "The other side is not as accessible as it should be because it's too steep." Backwell Access Group is also supporting the campaign for more taxis. Member Andy Hull, aged 48, of Longthorn in Backwell, is wheelchair-bound due to MS and is unable to get out of his wheelchair. He said: "We are rather badly served. I can't get out of my wheelchair so I need a taxi which is big enough to fit it in without folding it up. There's only one in Nailsea which we can use. "I think it would be good if more taxis were put on for people in wheelchairs." Nailsea Cars is the only firm in Nailsea with a disability friendly taxi. A spokesman from the firm said: "The driver does quite a lot of journeys for disabled people each week. "People who want to get a specific vehicle can do, but the problem we've got is that they are extremely expensive to run. One of our drivers decided that they wanted to buy one and it's been running for a few years now." A North Somerset Council spokesman said: "There's nothing in the licensing policy which says taxis have to have disabled access. "If legislation is passed which changes the licensing regime then that's something we will adopt. |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:35 pm ] |
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Quote: A North Somerset Council spokesman said: "There's nothing in the licensing policy which says taxis have to have disabled access.
Could this be the only council in the UK that has read the licencing rules and reg correctly |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One taxi for town's disabled |
captain cab wrote: One taxi for town's disabled
28 November 2008 There are currently only six taxis in the district which can carry wheelchairs. Chris Baker, chairman of Nailsea Disability Initiative, said: "There are only six taxis which are accessible for disabled people. Nailsea Cars is the only firm in Nailsea with a disability friendly taxi. A spokesman from the firm said: "The driver does quite a lot of journeys for disabled people each week. "People who want to get a specific vehicle can do, but the problem we've got is that they are extremely expensive to run. One of our drivers decided that they wanted to buy one and it's been running for a few years now." whats a monopoly? |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: One taxi for town's disabled |
wannabeeahack wrote: whats a monopoly?
I dont know, but I understand you once won second prize in a beauty contest
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| Author: | toots [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:38 pm ] |
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Perhaps the disability charity should offer to run a course for the 6 drivers of the wheelchair accesible vehicles. Surely it wouldn't cost too much and would certainly benefit their members. |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:08 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: Quote: A North Somerset Council spokesman said: "There's nothing in the licensing policy which says taxis have to have disabled access. Could this be the only council in the UK that has read the licencing rules and reg correctly There are quite a few with a voluntary approach, until there is actual law requiring it. Aberdeenshire for one. Your council as well, I think Skippy? |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:13 pm ] |
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gusmac wrote: Your council as well, I think Skippy? But nobody lives there! CC |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:14 pm ] |
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gusmac wrote: skippy41 wrote: Quote: A North Somerset Council spokesman said: "There's nothing in the licensing policy which says taxis have to have disabled access. Could this be the only council in the UK that has read the licencing rules and reg correctly There are quite a few with a voluntary approach, until there is actual law requiring it. Aberdeenshire for one. Your council as well, I think Skippy? Your forced by your councils daft WAV policy if you want to put on a new cab We can buy what we want down here Guss, as long as its under 7 years and has a min 1.4 engine |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:18 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: gusmac wrote: skippy41 wrote: Quote: A North Somerset Council spokesman said: "There's nothing in the licensing policy which says taxis have to have disabled access. Could this be the only council in the UK that has read the licencing rules and reg correctly There are quite a few with a voluntary approach, until there is actual law requiring it. Aberdeenshire for one. Your council as well, I think Skippy? Your forced by your councils daft WAV policy if you want to put on a new cab We can buy what we want down here Guss, as long as its under 7 years and has a min 1.4 engine The bottom line is that no law requires any taxi to be WAV as yet. |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:22 pm ] |
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captain cab wrote: gusmac wrote: Your council as well, I think Skippy? But nobody lives there! CC 
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:24 pm ] |
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In the land of common sense 
Role on the Renfrew judgment
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:27 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: In the land of common sense
Role on the Renfrew judgment If you've no WAV's up there then why do you want everyone else to have them? 
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 5:29 pm ] |
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captain cab wrote: skippy41 wrote: In the land of common sense Role on the Renfrew judgment If you've no WAV's up there then why do you want everyone else to have them? CC We do have some but most wheelchair jobs go to dedicated companies |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:24 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: We do have some but most wheelchair jobs go to dedicated companies And the costs are? CC |
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:32 pm ] |
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captain cab wrote: skippy41 wrote: We do have some but most wheelchair jobs go to dedicated companies And the costs are? CC Taxis normal tariffs others I dont know |
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