Council keeps passengers waiting… and waiting… for an accessible taxi
Back to Topic
Click to Print
Useful Websites
Glossary Term Selection
Disabled campaigners are calling on a city council to give them a wider choice of public transport, after a five-year delay in deciding whether to license a more accessible type of black cab.
By John Pring
Coventry City Council has been accused of breaching discrimination laws over its long-standing refusal to license larger, more accessible vehicles as taxis.
The council is now one of only five local authorities in England – the others are London, Harlow, Maidstone and Burnley – that are still refusing to license larger vehicles such as the E7, a Peugeot minibus converted to be wheelchair-accessible by Allied Vehicles.
The council claims this is because larger models like the E7 do not have tight-enough turning circles, but critics say the council has delayed making a decision because most of the city’s taxis are TX models, manufactured by The London Taxi Company, which is based in Coventry.
A handful of Coventry black cabs are Mercedes-Benz Vito Taxis, which are more spacious th...
Want to see the rest of this article?
Would you like to see the rest of this article and all the other benefits that Issues Online can provide with?
- Useful related articles
- Video and multimedia references
- Statistical information and reference material
- Glossary of terms
- Key Facts and figures
- Related assignments
- Resource material and websites
