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“It has to be big enough for someone to slide in and then the wheelchair can go in the boot,” he said.
Doesn't describe any WAV I've ever seen
Even the wheelchair bound are asking for saloons, albeit large ones 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Where are the wheelchair taxis? |
Where are the wheelchair taxis? Test Valley Borough Councillors are to debate the shortage of wheelchair accessible taxis in Romsey. At present, the authority licenses 36 taxis, of which two operate in the Romsey area; none of these are wheelchair-accessible vehicles. Last year, the licensing committee agreed to offer extra licences to operators of wheelchair accessible vehicles in the Romsey area. Expressions of interest were invited, but only six responses were received and only one of those from the Romsey area. A council spokesman said: “The council is keen to increase the number of wheelchair accessible hackney carriages licensed in Test Valley and is exploring options to help achieve this. Licensing committee members will consider the report at the meeting on Thursday (January 17). “The council was disappointed with the low response rate and will consider the options set out in the paper to help increase the number of wheelchair-accessible hackney carriages.” Currently, the council restricts the number of hackney carriage licences it issues and one of the options before the committee is to abandon the restriction in the hope that will result in more taxis for Romsey, some of which will be wheelchair-friendly. John Hutson, of the Romsey Disability Forum, said while he had his own transport and he knew that others in the group had theirs, he had concerns for anyone who was disabled who didn’t have a wheelchair-accessible car. “I would hate to be in Romsey and having to hail a cab if I was disabled. I’m lucky that I have got my own car and drive myself. “I don’t know what anyone would do if they were in the middle of Romsey or Southampton needing a taxi that can take a wheelchair. “It has to be big enough for someone to slide in and then the wheelchair can go in the boot,” he said. http://www.romseyadvertiser.co.uk/news/ ... ir_taxis_/ |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where are the wheelchair taxis? |
Maybe the council should consider the cost of buying the things - maybe drivers aren't buying them because they think they wont get enough wheelchair fares to pay for the things? |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where are the wheelchair taxis? |
captain cab wrote: Maybe the council should consider the cost of buying the things - maybe drivers aren't buying them because they think they wont get enough wheelchair fares to pay for the things? And maybe the taxi trade ( hmmmmmm) know that any new act coming out of the LC will only allow a council to have one tier of taxis. So all saloon, or all WAV. None of this you must pay £30,000 whilst others can pay less than half that. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where are the wheelchair taxis? |
If theres no WAV's its MAYBE because theres no call for one?... or maybe the local council-supported CT runs some...... |
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| Author: | toots [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where are the wheelchair taxis? |
Quote: “It has to be big enough for someone to slide in and then the wheelchair can go in the boot,” he said. Doesn't describe any WAV I've ever seen Even the wheelchair bound are asking for saloons, albeit large ones
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where are the wheelchair taxis? |
Quote: “I would hate to be in Romsey and having to hail a cab if I was disabled. I’m lucky that I have got my own car and drive myself. ONCE AGAIN.....the only disability they ever heard of is being wheelchair bound? (and a lot in wheelchairs have Mobility WAV's for free...) |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where are the wheelchair taxis? |
wannabeeahack wrote: If theres no WAV's its MAYBE because theres no call for one?... supply and demand - capitalist theory where there is a demand a service will follow? |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where are the wheelchair taxis? |
captain cab wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: If theres no WAV's its MAYBE because theres no call for one?... supply and demand - capitalist theory where there is a demand a service will follow? Tell that to 50 WAV hacks on a rank (where, by the way. they are LEAST likely to pick up a wheelchair job) the stupid bit is where two LA's adjoin, 1 is 100% HC WAV's and 1 is not.....same area......hows that work? we have ONE that is 100% HC WAV, all surrounding areas are not |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Where are the wheelchair taxis? |
wannabeeahack wrote: captain cab wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: If theres no WAV's its MAYBE because theres no call for one?... supply and demand - capitalist theory where there is a demand a service will follow? Tell that to 50 WAV hacks on a rank (where, by the way. they are LEAST likely to pick up a wheelchair job) the stupid bit is where two LA's adjoin, 1 is 100% HC WAV's and 1 is not.....same area......hows that work? we have ONE that is 100% HC WAV, all surrounding areas are not I didn't invent capitalism.
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