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Hello all

Does anyone know a council that will license those diablo things as a taxi or as a wheel chair taxi.

Because they are as 'cheap as chips'.

Thanks Charlie

Charlie before I answer that question, would you mind giving your location?

I want to ensure we are far enough away!

Wharfie

No thank god.

Charles,
We have got into a bit of an impass havent we?

Most if not all councils that will license saloond will licence the diablo, but whether they will approve the loading of wheelchairs is quite something else.

I am confident my council will license them.

There has been so much debate where the drivers have told the government that they want to keep thier salloons that they have had for years, I have spoken to people in government circles, that say this could be an answer, (though I am not talking specificaly diablo here but the principle of this type of travel.) and it could be the solution for bringing private hire in.

Every time somone says that passengers prefer salloons, or
they dont carry many wheelchairs

they dont actualy deter government they just look at other solutions.

I dont mind telling you we have are looking at them, though not for mainstream vehicles, perhaps half the fleat cabs and half vehicles like this, so if we happen to send a car for a job where wa hasnt been mentioned there is still a facility should we be called upon.

but they are far from ideal, putting disabled people in the boot at the back
looses space for goods, is over a wheel and in a part not designed for the job.

We are miles off testing them, as our cab replacements will come first.

the horror of the trade isnt the horror of carrying these people in the back which is our concern as they dont envisage carrying them at all, its the consequences of new plates on vehicles so cheap swamping the ranks and the towns.

some argue that to carry disabled people, you can only do it with a 28 foot wall to wall turning circle, and yet, the only vehicle approved by government advisory DAPTAC hasnt got this, local authority vehiocles havent got this, and every organisation that carry disabled people as a speciality hasnt got this.

The trade is being opened up to make facilities for disabled people, there are many more who are trying to close this down by making it financialy prohibitive.


Wharfie

Thank you Wharfie.

I have since heard from my licensing girl that they have licensed them in Hove. I'm not sure about the wheel chairs, but the saloons.

But if the wheel chair is allowed, then they will only have two seats for customers, and I believe they will be squeezed in.

Not an ideal situation, but as I said 'as cheap as chips'.

Thanks Charlie

I dont know the truth of your statement I would have thought you can fit the wheelchair without folding the seat down, or surely the anchor points arnet sound enough?

Leeds and Bradford have both licensed the back loading Galaxy vehicles,

I am not fond of these but as I say I concede these days they are better than nothing.

again if possible in all situationd people should be persuades to seats though with some cancer situations and spinal injuries this is not possible

remember in the back loading situations there is no bulkhead to add back strength.

Wharfie

Well I shouldn't bother trying to get one any way Charles, cos them buggers up in Dundee have snatched them all for the next year.

To put u all straight a lot of people here in dundee said they were all puting doblos on but slowly and surely they are changing their minds they are in the ugly club like they look like the local fish van up here......POSTMAN PAT DOESN'T HAVE A LOOK IN ........LOL

yer having us on, surely they dont deliver fish in them?

by the way postman Pat has been made redundant, hes now just Pat

We have them licensed ib both Broxbourne & Epping

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Intrested in views on Cordic and Cheap new cars

Fiat, Fix It Again Tomorrow.

Doblo rules ok.
Go and take a test run,especially the freedom.
Great vehicle for single shifting,comfortable,speedy and a good
WAV.
Go on be a man and purchase one,join the DOBLO CLUB,the best
Club in the UK.

By the way it is also good for pulling the Birds,especially the
Tennents Super Lager Brigade.

Any bird that thinks a Doblo is sexy, is definitely not for me.

At least while I'm sober !!!!

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IDFIMH

As a man who brought several Fiat Multiplas I don't feel ready to venture out in a Doblo.

My mechanic will kill me if the drivers haven't beaten him to it.

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A member of the Hire or Reward Industry

Post man pat post man pat sounds more like it.