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Author:  MR T [ Thu May 17, 2007 1:28 am ]
Post subject:  wheelchairtaxis petition
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/wheelchairtaxis
Author:  MR T [ Fri May 18, 2007 7:55 pm ]
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If everybody sends a copy of this out to people they know in the trade or even people that are disabled, I think it would end up with more signatures, ps and asked them to send it on to...
Author:  Sussex [ Fri May 18, 2007 8:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: wheelchairtaxis petition
MR T wrote:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/wheelchairtaxis

TBH Mr T I support the exact opposite of what the petition wants.

Why should some drivers have to pay twice as much for a motor as the rest?

In my mind all drivers should be treated the same, and have the same opportunities as others.

I bet a pound to a penny 90% + of the people signing that petition are saloon drivers who hate the idea of paying for a WAV but support the idea of paying twice as much for a plastic plate to put on the back of it.
Author:  tx_op [ Fri May 18, 2007 10:10 pm ]
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well said sussex ! get all these two bob buckets o [edited by admin] saloons off the road and all the tax dodgers that drive them too ! when woz the last time sum o them paid ni contributions? as for including the elderly in the petition..they soon get in when your the only car on the rank and itz pishing o rain ! we want proffessionalism in the trade not tax dodging, freeloading gits that get oot their hire- plated worth [edited by admin] all bucket and try and strike up a conversation wi you about asylum seekers !!! i'll tell the jokes pal !! :D
Author:  Skippy71 [ Fri May 18, 2007 11:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: wheelchairtaxis petition
Sussex wrote:
I bet a pound to a penny 90% + of the people signing that petition are saloon drivers who hate the idea of paying for a WAV but support the idea of paying twice as much for a plastic plate to put on the back of it.


I'll be one of the 10 per cent of WAV drivers that have signed then. Maybe thats because things are different round here to other parts of the Country - put a saloon car on as a Taxi and pay a five figure sum for the limited number of plates available; put a new WAV on and get a plate FREE. And these days an E7 / Voyager etc can be purchased for not much more than a high spec Saloon.

Whilst I can agree with the original intention all this meant was that plate owners upgraded to WAV's and sold their existing plates at huge profits and forced an almost over night double in the number of Taxi's fighting for rank space. On paper this is an excellent idea but please let some of the saloon car drivers pass over the little old ladies that are their bread and butter and just see whether they can actually get into a WAV.

Also; what legislation is being introduced to coincide with the WAV mentality to ensure that all drivers are aware of the Health and Safety of carrying people in wheel chairs - and what LO's will do if drivers are found not have strapped wheelchairs in correctly and if they are using the additional space for carrying children in prams etc. Surely ANY person agreeing to carry disabled people confined to a wheel chair should have to under go training / examination to ensure that they are fit and able to safely transport that person. Grr! I've started now, so I'll add that surely some of the older drivers would have to worry about their own health is say asked to put a 20 stone person in a wheel chair into a car? Will the Medical requirements for Drivers be changed to ensure that the driver is not putting themselves under undue pressure and we all know an old guy who is just plodding with the old 'uns to the supermarket each week - they will be out on their ears! And what is the view of Health and Safety? If we are moving wheel chairs and they are of a certain weight; does this mean that we will need steel toe caps boots etc? Sounds far fetched but just wait for these to all rear their heads!

Whilst I have steps, hand rails, ramps etc. (oh and an original plate!) at the end of the day not every disabled person is in a wheel chair and the needs of all disabled people need to be taken into consideration or there could be the possibility of more abled bodied disabled people using the Disability Discrimination Act back at the WAV trade as they are unable to use the Taxi service as they require a saloon vehicle.

There are two sides to every story - please look at both carefully.
Author:  MR T [ Sat May 19, 2007 2:00 am ]
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I personally run all wheelchair accessible vehicles, which cost me a great deal more than saloon vehicles, but I do not see having all wheelchairs accessible vehicles being the answer, now I know for a fact that the Real Sussex does not agree in having all wheelchair accessible vehicles, so JD when posting underr his name please get your facts right..... I hope Sussex is enjoying his holiday in theUSA.....
Author:  JD [ Sat May 19, 2007 6:24 am ]
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MR T wrote:
I personally run all wheelchair accessible vehicles, which cost me a great deal more than saloon vehicles, but I do not see having all wheelchairs accessible vehicles being the answer, now I know for a fact that the Real Sussex does not agree in having all wheelchair accessible vehicles, so JD when posting underr his name please get your facts right..... I hope Sussex is enjoying his holiday in theUSA.....


What have I supposedly posted under sussex name and when?

You are getting more paranoid with each passing day. lol

Regards

JD
Author:  echo15 [ Sat May 19, 2007 6:59 am ]
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We have a mixed fleet on the rank and "little old ladies" will by pass WAV's to get to a saloon car.

We also have the situation where mothers with kids asleep in push chairs will bypass a saloon on the rank to get to a WAV.

So where is the problem with a mixed fleet?
Author:  MR T [ Sat May 19, 2007 11:56 am ]
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JD wrote:
MR T wrote:
I personally run all wheelchair accessible vehicles, which cost me a great deal more than saloon vehicles, but I do not see having all wheelchairs accessible vehicles being the answer, now I know for a fact that the Real Sussex does not agree in having all wheelchair accessible vehicles, so JD when posting underr his name please get your facts right..... I hope Sussex is enjoying his holiday in theUSA.....


What have I supposedly posted under sussex name and when?

You are getting more paranoid with each passing day. lol

Regards

JD

I suppose that's why I feel right at home on here
:wink:
PS. it's raining in Liverpool and that's your fault as well.
Author:  GA [ Sat May 19, 2007 12:24 pm ]
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Some time ago a "disabled pressure group" called Gateshead Access Panel persistantly called for more WAVs to be licenced as their members struggled to get a WAV when required.

We started WAV Gateshead, a group of WAV owners who could make available WAVs and an account was opened with Gateshead Access Panel .............................. the irony with the whole situation was that the first booking they made with us insisted on a saloon vehicle .................. can you believe that ................ they insisted on having more vehicles able to carry wheelchairs yet their first requirement for our services was for a saloon vehicle.

WAV Gateshead didn't last very long .......................... what was the point.

B. Lucky :D
Author:  MR T [ Sat May 19, 2007 1:45 pm ]
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JD . I think you might like to frame this post. I apologise for stating that you were posting as Sussex, I was wrong, but it is still your fault that it is raining in Liverpool .
Author:  TDO [ Sat May 19, 2007 6:18 pm ]
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MR T wrote:
I hope Sussex is enjoying his holiday in theUSA.....


WWW stands for World Wide Web.

Even the USA has computers, you know.

#-o
Author:  MR T [ Sat May 19, 2007 9:03 pm ]
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TDO wrote:
MR T wrote:
I hope Sussex is enjoying his holiday in theUSA.....


WWW stands for World Wide Web.

Even the USA has computers, you know.

#-o


TDO, I do know that, I just thought that Mrs Sussex would not let him play with it on holiday,,,,,...... you know what they are like when they're away........ :wink:
Author:  GA [ Sat May 19, 2007 9:23 pm ]
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MR T wrote:
TDO wrote:
MR T wrote:
I hope Sussex is enjoying his holiday in theUSA.....


WWW stands for World Wide Web.

Even the USA has computers, you know.

#-o


TDO, I do know that, I just thought that Mrs Sussex would not let him play with it on holiday,,,,,...... you know what they are like when they're away........ :wink:


I recon he hides from Mrs Sussex when he's playing with it at home.

:wink:

B. Lucky :D
Author:  JD [ Mon May 21, 2007 2:10 am ]
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MR T wrote:
JD . I think you might like to frame this post. I apologise for stating that you were posting as Sussex, I was wrong, but it is still your fault that it is raining in Liverpool .


Your apology is accepted but it may be worth taking note that if you hadn't had one of your occasional "out of body experiences", there would have been no need to humble yourself with an apology.

Regards

JD
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