grandad wrote:
There is only one wheelchair hacvkney in our area. The driver never secures the wheelchair and leaves it facing sideways with the wheelchair brake on. He charges whatever he likes, quite often double what the metered fare would be. He has been reported by other drivers who have seen him loading and unloading and in one case when one of the drivers had to use his services to take her and her son, who was in a wheelchair due to a hip injury, home, he charged £25.00 instead of the metered fare of £12.00. All reported to the Council and he still has his license.
As a Councillor you can raise this under members inquiry,ie. The number of occasions the Council has received reports of overcharging by a TAXI(hackney carriage) and the specific action taken in each individual case.