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It has been suggested that if the ruling in the Renfrewshire case is upheld in the court of appeal then the Scottish Secretary will instantly bring in regulations allowing local councils to license vehicle types as they see fit. On reflection I’m not so sure that will happen, certainly not in the near future. The reason I say that is because there are too many imponderables surrounding the equality of such a decision. Without doubt there is a great deal to consider in respect of limiting choice and I doubt the Scottish secretary will want to hastily deprive Taxi drivers and members of the public of exercising that choice.

I think the Scottish Secretary of state may well wait for both the European Transport Ministers final best practice guidance on Disabled access and that of the English Secretary of state for Transport before they make any lasting regulations on disabled vehicle access.

I could be wrong of course but I think the Scottish Secretary may see that as the most logical approach.

Regards

JD

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So if the case is upheld and no regulations are passed then does that mean that the Edinburgh trade could run saloons?

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Yes. That's how I see it.

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So do you think our politicians would just stand by and see WAVs disappear from the streets? After all, who would run a WAV given the choice - very few in my experience?

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The only problems with an appeal is the length of time it takes to get to the appeal courts then for the judgement

So how long till we know then?

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How longs a piece of string springs to mind

If the Sheriffs ruling is upheld then I think the reasoning behind the decision will be most enlightening. Every licensing authority in Scotland will be bound by the courts decision, whatever that may be? Don't you agree?

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JD

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If the Sheriff's ruling is upheld then Edinburgh's condition requiring WAVs would be just as ultra vires as Renfrewshire's.

If this happens, politicians would have 2 choices - either regulate or allow the WAVs to disappear.
They could have regulated at any time but have always waited to see what London decides for the rest of the country.
This may spur them into acting independently. Time will tell.

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A typical reply from Edinburgh with regards both posts

http://www.edinburghtaxidriver.info/vie ... 4128#p4128

Is this the fasties replacement?
Same sheit different site.

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Looks like it

I wasn't even aware it had closed down.

Regards

JD

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