Calls made to stop 'taxis' from charging more for disabled passengersA Labour MP is to call on the Government to stop taxi drivers from charging more for carrying disabled passengers.
The Post reported in November the story of Fiona Reid who visited Nottingham for her sister’s hen party and was shocked to find she had been charged three times the amount of her friends for a taxi from the Hilton hotel in Milton Street to Bistro Live in Barker Gate.
Miss Reid said she felt discriminated against after she was charged £15 by Trent Cars. But a spokesman for DG Cars, which runs Trent Cars, said the extra charge was an industry standard.
Charlotte Throssel, services manager at Disability Direct Nottingham, said taxi firms often charge more for wheelchair-accessible vehicles. She said: “We come across this issue a lot.
“Most taxi firms do charge extra for vehicles that are wheelchair-accessible, so we would advise people who can get out of their wheelchairs to do so.”
Dudley MP Ian Austin has written to the Equalities Minister Nicky Morgan asking the Government to enforce the Equalities Act.
Speaking to ITV, he said: "I'm disappointed to hear some taxis are putting up their prices for passengers with a wheelchair.
"The fare for a larger cab should be the same for everyone, so I'm pressing the government to strengthen the law."
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