Taxi Survey Questionnaire

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Dundee City Council has a policy regarding the issue of Taxi Licences which requires all new applicants to place on service a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) from an approved list of such vehicles which has been drawn up by the Council's Licensing Committee. The Committee does not currently have a limit on the number of taxis in the City, although the above policy effectively places a limit on the number of existing saloon cars operating as taxis. There is therefore no barrier to new wheelchair accessible vehicle taxi licences being issued at the moment.

Following representations from the taxi trade, the Committee has agreed to look at four possible options in relation to this policy.

Option 1: To introduce a limit on the number of taxis and to require all existing non-wheelchair accessible vehicle operators to convert to wheelchair accessible vehicles within a reasonable transition period.

Option 2: All non-wheelchair accessible vehicle operators to convert their vehicles to wheelchair accessible vehicle but to have no limit on numbers.

Option 3: To introduce a limit on the number of taxis but with no requirement on operators of saloon cars to convert their taxis to wheelchair accessible vehicles. This option would leave around 45% of the taxi fleet as wheelchair accessible vehicles with the rest being saloon cars.

Option 4: No limit on the total number of taxis in the City but new taxi licences will only be granted to wheelchair accessible vehicle operators (i.e. the current policy).

In order to assist it in coming to a decision, the Committee has instructed that a fresh survey be carried out into the above options. A number of questions are set out below, some of which are directed at existing taxi and private hire car operators and drivers, and others for the users of taxi and private hire car services. In addition to the questions, the Committee would like to hear your views generally as to the four options under consideration and space is provided for you to do so.

Questionnaires should be returned to the Licensing Office, 18 City Square, Dundee DD1 3BY or by e-mail to licensing.board@dundeecity.gov.uk.

The closing date for return of the completed forms is 30th September 2011.

Survey Document (2013KB PDF)

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