Member

Thankfully, there is another way in which we can seek to meet the need of all disabled people to have access to taxi and private hire vehicle services. Existing government “best practice” guidance recommends that each licensing authority develops inclusive service plan setting out how accessible taxi and private hire vehicle services are in their area and the steps that they will take to improve accessibility further. Such authorities already have the power to require vehicles to meet specific standards, and I encourage them to act to ensure that there are sufficient wheelchair-accessible vehicles to serve passengers who rely on them, as part of a mixed fleet meeting a variety of access needs.