Transporting a wheelchair user
The new requirements of the Equality Act 2010 came into force on 6 April 2017.
Sections 165 to 167 of the Equality Act 2010 make it a criminal offence for drivers of designated taxi and specified private hire vehicles to:
- refuse to carry passengers in standard manual wheelchairs
- fail to provide passengers in a wheelchair with appropriate assistance
- charge those passengers extra
The requirements of Section 165 do not apply to drivers who have a valid medical exemption certificate and are displaying valid exemption notices. If you are exempt then you will have been issued with two exemption notices. These must be displayed as follows:
- one in the near side window for approaching passengers and wheelchair users to see
- one in the rear window of your vehicle so any driver behind you on the rank will be aware of your exemption
The exemption notice is not transferable and if the vehicle is shared by another user you must make sure the notice is removed before somebody else uses the vehicle.
Wheelchair accessible vehicles licensed by Mid Devon
We maintain a full list of licensed hackney carriage and private hire vehicles in Mid Devon which are wheelchair accessible.
This register is also the designated list for the purposes of Section 165 of the Equality Act 2010.
Wheelchair accessible hackney carriages:
Licence Number | Registration Number | Vehicle Make/Model | Operator |
---|---|---|---|
HV0034 | SD63 EXV | Peugeot Premier | M King |
HV0061 | SF11 KMU | Peugeot Partner | D & B Taxis |
HV0008 | MT66 0LI | Mercedes-Benz V Class | M.Ramin |
Wheelchair accessible private hire vehicles:
Licence Number | Registration Number | Vehicle Make/Model | Operator |
---|---|---|---|
PV0255 | DY70 AZT | Vauxhall Vivaro | Express Cars |
PV0258 | NK08 JNV | Volkswagen Caddy | BFM Autoservices |
PV0264 | HY65 KHH | Renault Master | Express Cars |
PV0265 | SF14 DSZ | Peugeot Independence | Express Cars |
PV0270 | GXZ 8483 | Citroen Berlingo | Express Cars |
PV0273 | SK13 XUD | Citroen Berlingo | Frankies |
PV0278 | NK18 CVZ | Vauxhall Vivaro | Express Cars |
PV0287 | LX18 CEO | Renault Traffic | Express Cars |
PV0296 | YJ12 FNF | Peugeot Partner | Express Cars |
PV0306 | YJ15 CYV | Renault Master | Express Cars |
PV0316 | SF66 FJN | Peugeot E7 SE | BFM Autoservices |
PV0319 | WF55 OEJ | Fiat Doblo | BFM Autoservices |
PV0290 | MX68 DWE | Peugeot Boxer | Travel Executive |
PV0268 | T500 ODE | Renault Traffic LL29 Sport D | Travel Executive |
Lists updated on 22/04/2024