FEMALES IN THE FLEET
Lisa Ridsdale - Station Cars, Malton, Regional Manager, Take Me Group
Lisa became affiliated early on with FITF when she told her story to PHTM to encourage women to consider a career as a driver.
Lisa has been in the taxi trade for 30 years, starting as a driver herself. She helped build a family business and has been involved in all aspects of it and enjoys every role. She is now a regional manager for the Take Me Group.
Elyssia Dale - Contracts Manager, AAA
Elyssia joined the trade in 2016 as an apprentice and now runs large home to school contracts firm, transporting around 400 students to
and from
education centres and day care every day. She also translates for the deaf community using British Sign Language, a skill that has been called upon many times within our trade. She is supportive of FITF and would be delighted to have more women drivers on her home to school fleet.
Jodie Wright - Driver Recruitment & Retention Manger, Leecabs, Take Me Group
Jodie first represented FITF at the Ground Transport event in September. She was so enthusiastic about the campaign that she took part in video info-mercials for the Take Me Group to explain why being a driver is a good career choice for women.
WHAT WE DO AND ARE DOING
We have discussed, explored and investigated what is needed to encourage more females to join the trade. Safety and security is our number one priority and we are all in agreement that we want to see more measures in place for ALL drivers, both male
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and female, so we hope our work will benefit everyone.
WHAT WE WANT FOR THE INDUSTRY
Jodie Wright: I want to see a Taxi Watch scheme, similar to Pub Watch, available and supported by secular authorities.
We have contacted Pub Watch and been invited to its next meeting in December. Steve Baker OBE, Chair of Pub Watch, has agreed to assist and support us, set up a similar scheme, a voluntary organisation throughout the UK that can assist and support taxi drivers, as lone workers, get the help and support they need by working with local authorities.
Lisa Ridsdale: I want to see the taxi industry considered to be part of the transport network in the same way that trains, planes, buses and ships are.
We have written to all local authorities, DfT, Ministers, Women in Transport and IoL to encourage change and to work together to achieve this.
All: we want to see safety and security measures reviewed nationally so all drivers have the same access to safety options, to be recognised as vulnerable workers in line with the lone working guidelines.
We have written an open letter to all local authorities to ask them to consult with their committees to consider taking up more safety and security measures, such as cameras and screens, to provide lone workers in vehicles added security measures. We have had a positive response.
We support the PHTM No Excuse for Abuse campaign and have encouraged councils do do the same.
We have petitioned the House of Commons to debate the issue of national safety and security measures for taxi and private hire drivers, to give them as lone workers, the options of additional safety and security measures wherever they work in the country. We need your help to support this so that we have enough signatures to make this happen.
A further update about this will be sent out and will be update on our website:
femalesinthefleet.com
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