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Taxis: Wheelchairs

Department for Transport written question – answered on 21st March 2017.

Lord Blencathra Conservative

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to prevent discrimination against disabled people by the operators of taxi services who do not offer taxis accessible by wheelchair users.


Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Transport) (Jointly with the Home Office), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

It is essential that taxi and private hire vehicle (PHV) services meet the needs of people wishing to use them.

Licensing authorities have the powers required to determine the composition of their taxi and PHV fleets and we encourage them to use these to ensure both services are accessible to a range of passengers, including those who use wheelchairs.

Under the Equality Act 2010 taxi and PHV operators already need to make reasonable adjustments to enable disabled people to access their services; and from the 6th April drivers of vehicles designated as wheelchair accessible will be required to provide passengers in wheelchairs with assistance and to refrain from charging them extra.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

now, this is the bit i dont understand why? it takes longer, so we work for nothing now then ? the general public dont get a monthly allowance for the exact reason of transport

all wheelchair vehicles round our way have gone out of business because of the volunteer sector if the government has any realistic expectations of the taxi trade providing this service they should look closer at that HEAVILY SUBSIDISED competition

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

how? surely they are just wheelchair access ie doblos pugs etc.. so they just pick up the abled bodied??