ven2112 wrote:
that cant be law surely? doblos,experts ,berlingos etc , all face the front not the back, so how is it safe in one vehicle & not the other ??
we don't allow those unsafe rear loading vehicles in Carlisle
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended for not securing wheelchair passenger A CARLISLE taxi driver has had his licence suspended for six weeks after admitting that he failed to securely fasten a wheelchair passenger. Mario Gomes, of Merith Avenue in Botcherby, Carlisle, appeared before the city council’s regulatory committee following a complaint made by one of his passengers, Carol Topliss. But despite councillors opting to suspend Mr Gomes’s licence, both Mrs Topless and her husband Victor, 67 – who was in the wheelchair at the time – said they felt that the suspension is not adequate. Mrs Topliss contacted Carlisle City Council on March 2 to say that her husband had not been properly secured in the back of Mr Gomes’s vehicle during a journey from the Citadel railway station to their home in Sheehan Crescent, Raffles, at around 9pm on March 1. In a report given to members of the panel, licensing officer Nicola Edwards said that Mr Topliss’s wheelchair was put into the taxi sideways behind the driver’s seat, rather than facing towards the rear window and was clipped to the floor. In her complaint, Mrs Topliss, 57, said that the wheelchair was not secured during the journey and that at times it was moving around in the taxi. She said at one point she had to put her feet up to stop it. She also said that she phoned Carlisle Taxi Hire, whose number was on the side of Mr Gomes’s vehicle, to try and find out who he was before making a complaint to the council. She also contacted their regular taxi driver, who explained that a wheelchair should be stored facing backwards. The panel was told that after the complaint was made, Mr Gomes was called to Carlisle Civic Centre to speak with officers, where he denied that he had taken a passenger to Sheehan Crescent, Raffles – something which he later admitted. He was also to demonstrate how he would put a wheelchair passenger into the taxi, suggesting that he would put them in sideways. Members of the panel were told that Mr Gomes had completed a disability awareness course in May 2015, when he was granted his licence. Asked why he put Mr Topliss’s wheelchair in sideways, he said: “Some passengers that I’ve taken before prefer to do it this way, rather than go in backwards because they’re not comfortable.” John Bell, councillor for Morton and chairman of the panel, said: “On this occasion did the passenger ask to be put in the taxi sideways?” to which Mr Gomes replied: “No”. Jacqueline Franklin, councillor for Belle Vue and vice-chairman of the panel, asked Mr Gomes: “If you know that a passenger should be facing backwards, why did you put yourself at risk and the passenger at risk?” He said: “I have not had much experience. I haven’t done it again since.” Mr Bell told Mr Gomes that his Hackney Carriage licence would be suspended for six weeks and that he would have to re-sit – and pass – the disability awareness course. However, speaking to the News & Star after the meeting, Mr and Mrs Topliss said that they did not think a six-week suspension was enough. “My husband suffers from a serious spinal injury and so any jolt or movement could have left him paralysed, or even killed him,” Mrs Topliss said. “We didn’t think it was our place to ask the driver to move him, because he’s supposed to know what he’s doing. We don’t think that six weeks is enough, really. “What was annoying is that he told the council more than once that he hadn’t taken a customer to Sheehan Crescent. He was trying to get out of it.” Mr Topliss said: “The wheelchair kept moving around, it didn’t really feel safe at all.” source: http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/Carli ... 5ad5416-ds |
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| Author: | ven2112 [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 4:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
"She also contacted their regular taxi driver, who explained that a wheelchair should be stored facing backwards." that cant be law surely? doblos,experts ,berlingos etc , all face the front not the back, so how is it safe in one vehicle & not the other ?? ( didn't say what his was though), & the suspension not long enough ?? these people make me sick they really do, hes been punished & that's the end of it ffs , horrible selfish tw$£s, due to the "discrimination " law we work for nothing for them anyway, don't get paid for putting them in when its lashing down with rain or taking them out at the other end, pains in the arse, honestly never ever picked one up that don't expect you to jump through fooking hoops for them yet they get mobility allowance every month for the exact reason of taxis,travel etc & still fooking moan, hate wheelchair jobs me like, spoil the job imho |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 5:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
ven2112 wrote: that cant be law surely? doblos,experts ,berlingos etc , all face the front not the back, so how is it safe in one vehicle & not the other ?? we don't allow those unsafe rear loading vehicles in Carlisle
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 7:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
captain cab wrote: ven2112 wrote: that cant be law surely? doblos,experts ,berlingos etc , all face the front not the back, so how is it safe in one vehicle & not the other ?? we don't allow those unsafe rear loading vehicles in Carlisle 
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| Author: | edders23 [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 7:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
She also contacted their regular taxi driver, who explained that a wheelchair should be stored facing backwards. No wheelchairs should be loaded with the passenger facing forward and secured unless they have different rules to the rest of us in Carlisle both Mrs Topless  eh“My husband suffers from a serious spinal injury and so any jolt or movement could have left him paralysed, or even killed him,” Mrs Topliss said. so why travel in any vehicle in a wheelchair it is always a bit of a rough ride for the passenger as wheelchairs don't have suspension |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
captain cab wrote: But despite councillors opting to suspend Mr Gomes’s licence, both Mrs Topless and her husband Victor, 67 – who was in the wheelchair at the time – said they felt that the suspension is not adequate. Ok then we will chop off his f***ing head, will that make things better. 
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: But despite councillors opting to suspend Mr Gomes’s licence, both Mrs Topless and her husband Victor, 67 – who was in the wheelchair at the time – said they felt that the suspension is not adequate. Ok then we will chop off his f***ing head, will that make things better. That's to lenient, best way is sit CC in the back, and let him tell his jokes 
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
skippy41 wrote: That's to lenient, best way is sit CC in the back, and let him tell his jokes you don't watch the simpsons do you
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| Author: | captain cab [ Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
Sussex wrote: Ok then we will chop off his f***ing head, will that make things better. I've got a deal here, if Mrs Topless can learn to spell correctly (and in English) we'll murder the driver. Taxies - ffs illiterate c*nt, I bet she can spell benefits correctly
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| Author: | grandad [ Fri Apr 01, 2016 6:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
ven2112 wrote: "She also contacted their regular taxi driver, who explained that a wheelchair should be stored facing backwards." that cant be law surely? doblos,experts ,berlingos etc , all face the front not the back, so how is it safe in one vehicle & not the other ?? ( didn't say what his was though), & the suspension not long enough ?? these people make me sick they really do, hes been punished & that's the end of it ffs , horrible selfish tw$£s, due to the "discrimination " law we work for nothing for them anyway, don't get paid for putting them in when its lashing down with rain or taking them out at the other end, pains in the arse, honestly never ever picked one up that don't expect you to jump through fooking hoops for them yet they get mobility allowance every month for the exact reason of taxis,travel etc & still fooking moan, hate wheelchair jobs me like, spoil the job imho The wheelchair should be secured in accordance with the vehicle specifications.Some are forward facing and some are rear facing. As far as I am aware, none are side facing. |
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| Author: | ven2112 [ Sun Apr 03, 2016 5:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
captain cab wrote: ven2112 wrote: that cant be law surely? doblos,experts ,berlingos etc , all face the front not the back, so how is it safe in one vehicle & not the other ?? we don't allow those unsafe rear loading vehicles in Carlisle loads around here free hack plate
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| Author: | ven2112 [ Sun Apr 03, 2016 5:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle taxi driver's licence suspended |
Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: But despite councillors opting to suspend Mr Gomes’s licence, both Mrs Topless and her husband Victor, 67 – who was in the wheelchair at the time – said they felt that the suspension is not adequate. Ok then we will chop off his f***ing head, will that make things better. no it wont, hung ,drawn & quartered is what they want LOOK AT ME IM DISABLED,ON YOUR KNEES BOY !!! fook em ! |
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