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PH can think of a number, and then, (for wheelchair users) double it.



I know PH can set their own tariff but surely they can't legally charge more just because you're in a wheelchair :shock:


Go to "Electric Chair?"

And that was four years ago.

For example.

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So who are you?

I must be having a Toots moment because I can't figure out who you think you are.


I'm me obviously :lol: One of the other taxi bosses cant read/write very well so im definately not him :lol: the other big fleet owner is far too bent to write anything down as it could be incriminating, he's done enough bird already, so that just leaves me......honest Joe :lol:



The above doesn't narrow it down at all...

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jimbo wrote:
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PH can think of a number, and then, (for wheelchair users) double it.



I know PH can set their own tariff but surely they can't legally charge more just because you're in a wheelchair :shock:


Go to "Electric Chair?"

And that was four years ago.

For example.


Went to 'Electric Chair' what exactly are you getting at :?

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Electric chair?
I got one of those for the Mother in Law
But she wouldn't plug it in!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Electric chair?
I got one of those for the Mother in Law
But she wouldn't plug it in!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Perhaps that's what jimbo means :cry:

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Perhaps that's what jimbo means :cry:


I'm confused by what jimbo means....so dont let it worry you :?

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PH can think of a number, and then, (for wheelchair users) double it.



I know PH can set their own tariff but surely they can't legally charge more just because you're in a wheelchair :shock:


Go to "Electric Chair?"

And that was four years ago.

For example.


Went to 'Electric Chair' what exactly are you getting at :?


I'm getting at the fact that some Private Hire drivers in Lincoln, in cahoots with the operators or not, habitually overcharge customers who are disabled. And there was me thinking it was bleeding obvious.

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I'm getting at the fact that some Private Hire drivers in Lincoln, in cahoots with the operators or not, habitually overcharge customers who are disabled. And there was me thinking it was bleeding obvious.


It's never obvious when you are dealing with she of the 'blonde moment' :wink:

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Even Taxi boss would agree this is common practise, but obviously not with his firm...

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jimbo wrote:
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jimbo wrote:
toots wrote:
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PH can think of a number, and then, (for wheelchair users) double it.



I know PH can set their own tariff but surely they can't legally charge more just because you're in a wheelchair :shock:


Go to "Electric Chair?"

And that was four years ago.

For example.


Went to 'Electric Chair' what exactly are you getting at :?


I'm getting at the fact that some Private Hire drivers in Lincoln, in cahoots with the operators or not, habitually overcharge customers who are disabled. And there was me thinking it was bleeding obvious.


"habitually overcharge customers who are disabled"

How so when PH companies set their own rates, or do you just mean expensive?


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jimbo wrote:
Even Taxi boss would agree this is common practise, but obviously not with his firm...


I can't agree or disagree as we do very little wheelchair work due to our lack of wav vehicles, so we dont really get the chance to speak to that part of the market/customers.
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Taxi_boss_Uk wrote:
jimbo wrote:
toots wrote:
jimbo wrote:
toots wrote:
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PH can think of a number, and then, (for wheelchair users) double it.



I know PH can set their own tariff but surely they can't legally charge more just because you're in a wheelchair :shock:


Go to "Electric Chair?"

And that was four years ago.

For example.


Went to 'Electric Chair' what exactly are you getting at :?


I'm getting at the fact that some Private Hire drivers in Lincoln, in cahoots with the operators or not, habitually overcharge customers who are disabled. And there was me thinking it was bleeding obvious.


"habitually overcharge customers who are disabled"

How so when PH companies set their own rates, or do you just mean expensive?



No. What I mean is that fares are doubled merely because the passenger is a wheelchair user. To charge a wheelchair user twice as much as an able bodied person for the same journey breaches the DDA.

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jimbo wrote:
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jimbo wrote:
toots wrote:
jimbo wrote:
toots wrote:
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PH can think of a number, and then, (for wheelchair users) double it.



I know PH can set their own tariff but surely they can't legally charge more just because you're in a wheelchair :shock:


Go to "Electric Chair?"

And that was four years ago.

For example.


Went to 'Electric Chair' what exactly are you getting at :?


I'm getting at the fact that some Private Hire drivers in Lincoln, in cahoots with the operators or not, habitually overcharge customers who are disabled. And there was me thinking it was bleeding obvious.


"habitually overcharge customers who are disabled"

How so when PH companies set their own rates, or do you just mean expensive?



No. What I mean is that fares are doubled merely because the passenger is a wheelchair user. To charge a wheelchair user twice as much as an able bodied person for the same journey breaches the DDA.


Oh i see now, i agree it's not very fair to the customer, but they always have the option of getting a quote before they book.
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Oh i see now, i agree it's not very fair to the customer, but they always have the option of getting a quote before they book.


True....but the quote should be the same as for an able bodied passenger.

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So someone phones a "Taxi" company, and asks for a quote.

Tower Crescent to the bus station. How much? "£4:00"

"I'm in a wheelchair" "£8:00"

Is that discrimination?

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