Taxi Licensing

Wheelchair accessible vehicles

The current designated list of wheelchair accessible vehicles licensed by Pembrokeshire County Council is available below:

 

Registration	Name	Vehicle model description	Description	Number of seats	Trading name	Plate number
SF08 BXH	Fiat	Scudo	Black	7	Harford cabs	HC.145
YP13 HLM	Ford	Transit	White	8	SL Bell minibuses	PH.48
MX56 UTE	Ford	Transit	Blue	8	Matts Cabs	HC.210
SF16 DFD	Peugeot	Expert	Silver	4	Hughes taxis	HC.39
SD63 EBF	Peugeot	E7	Gold	8	Hughes taxis	HC.164
EO61 EZN	Renault	Master	Blue	8	S L Bell minibuses	PH.47
SF64 FND	Peugeot	Expert tepee	Silver	8	Hughes taxis	HC.51
YJ14 HKW	Peugeot	Boxer	White	8	S L Bell minibuses	PH.69
SF11 GCU	Peugeot	Partner	Blue	5	Hughes taxis	HC.262
SF16 KWN	Vauxhall	Vivero	Grey	8	S L Bell minibuses	PH.52
WA60 EWE	Iris.bus	Daily 50C15	White	8	S L Bell minibuses	PH.50
BV16 WRA	Renault	Master	White	8	S L Bell minibuses	PH.43
BV16 WPZ	Renault	Master	White	8	S L Bell minibuses	PH.42
SG63 WDL	Peugeot	E7	White	7	WHughes taxis	HC.267
SH58 KXW	Peugeot	Expert teepee	Silver	8	Hughes taxis	HC.264
HY60 JNN	Vauxhall	Movano	Blue	8	S L Bell minibuses	PH.49
YJ67 COU	Renault	Traffic	White	8	Harford cabs	HC.293
SN11 EWE	Citreon	Dispatch	White	7	Hughes taxis	HC.46
BX64 UFB	Citreon	Dispatch	Black	8	Link taxis	HC.55
SF64 EWL	Peugeot	E7	Silver	7	Link taxis	HC.47
SF12 GVV	Peugeot	Expert	Black	7	Hughes taxis	HC.38
LM13 DNF	Ford	Transit 135 T430 RWD	Grey	8	S L Bell minibuses	PH.53
WA15 ECC	Peugeot	Expert Teepee	White	7	Link taxis	HC.80
WN63 GLV	Ford	Transit	White	8	S L Bell minibuses	PH.66

 

Section 165 and Section 167 of the Equality Act 2010 (the Act) came into force on 6^th April 2017.

Section 167 of the Act provides the Licensing Authority with the power to maintain a list of wheelchair accessible taxis (hackney carriages) and private hire vehicles.

Any driver of a taxi (hackney carriage) or private hire vehicle which has been designated as being wheelchair accessible must comply with the requirements of Section 165 of the Equality Act 2010, unless they have been issued with an exemption certificate.

The duties under Section 165 are:

• To carry the passenger while in the wheelchair;
• Not to make any additional charge for doing so;
• If the passenger chooses to sit in a passenger seat to carry the wheelchair;
• To take such steps as necessary to ensure that the passenger is carried in safety and reasonable comfort;
• To give the passenger such mobility assistance as is reasonably required.

Mobility assistance is defined as:

• Enabling the passenger to get into or out of the vehicle;
• If the passenger wishes to remain in the wheelchair, enabling the passenger to get into and out of the vehicle while in the wheelchair;
• Loading the passenger’s luggage into or out of the vehicle
• If the passenger does not wish to remain in the wheelchair, loading the wheelchair into or out of the vehicle.
• It is an offence for a driver of a wheelchair accessible vehicle on the designated list not to comply with the above duties. Any failure to comply with these duties will be treated seriously and may result in prosecution and/or referral to the Licensing Sub-Committee for consideration of their hackney carriage/ private hire driver’s licence. 

Section 166 allows the Licensing Authority to exempt drivers from the duties to assist passengers in wheelchairs if they are satisfied that it is appropriate to do so on medical grounds or because the driver's physical condition makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult for him or her to comply with the duties.

Any driver of a hackney carriage or private hire vehicle on the designated list may submit a request for an exemption from the Section 165 duties by completing the relevant application form. Medical evidence will be required in support of the application.