Yes Trevor is still about....TDO...
In answer to your question there is nothing simple about ranks, wheelchair accessible vehicles, or saloon,....... or the interfacing of policies... each city/ and town are different....... space for ranks is one of the governing factors...... policies such as planning permission at the start of a development is crucial..... safety barriers is crucial...... so it all depends on where a council is at/ worked way through the problems.......
in my part of Sefton which is very close to Liverpool, and remember that Liverpool is all WAC........ we operate all WAC vehicles because the public would not flag down a saloon vehicle.... in fact people that purchased E7s did not get flagged down for a number of Years and are now only being recognised by the public as Taxi after using them from the rank......
The main ranks we have in my part of Sefton, consist of the main rank with a safety barrier running the full length so the public have to queue to get into the first vehicle if he cannot load passenger/ pram, then he has no alternative but to leave the rank and go to the back, the trade worked with the council for the implementation of the ranks they wanted and how they should work, unlike many areas we have many ranks, and new ranks are being implement each year, in the positions the trade wants them and needs them, safety barriers are extremely useful,
on the other side of Sefton Southport are starting to catch up, now their lives another story in itself,
As a finish, a main rank will probably hold 10 to 12 cabs, and further back but still within sight will be a feeder rank which could hold 4 to 12 cabs and then further back again will be another rank ... leaving room for bus stops and loading bays integrated in the traffic policy. the cost of ranks can be met at development stage by the developer or highways, and does not necessarily have to come from the Taxi budget.
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