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When the DVSA stopped carrying out taxi driver assessments in 2016 it also stopping providing wheelchair assessments. However as part of the Equality Act, transport service providers have an obligation not to discriminate against disabled passengers.
Since 2011 the Blue Lamp Trust has been providing driving assessments for taxi drivers and now supplies over 125 licensing authorities. Along with the driving assessment, increasingly licensing authorities are making disability awareness training a requirement of issuing or renewing a taxi or private hire licence. To meet this need, in 2020 The Blue Lamp Trust is launching a three-hour classroom course on disability awareness . It is an interactive, engaging and informative programme to develop the knowledge, understanding and ability of professionals within the industry to provide safe and secure transport to all passengers. The course is currently going though official accreditation by CPD and is aimed at: • Licencing authorities • Licensed operators • Hackney drivers • Private hire drivers • Suppliers/converters of type specific vehicles
AUTOcAb TOAsTs ANOTHER YEAR OF AwARDs sUccEss
Taxi software specialist continues to gain recognition for technology Taxi technology company Autocab has toasted another year of awards success in
2019, scooping a hat-trick of trophies and being shortlisted for several more. Autocab walked away as winners in the Prolific North Tech Awards, the UK IT Industry Awards and the UK Social Media Communications Awards – the latter for its innovation in developing a Facebook Messenger chatbot for taxi firms. It was also nominated in the UK App Awards, the UK Business Tech Awards, The SaaS Awards and the IT Europa European IT Software Excellence Awards. The tech company is already in the running to pick up more honours in 2020 too – it has been shortlisted in four categories at the Prolific North Tech Awards and three categories at The UK Complaint Handling Awards. Based in Stockport, Autocab now supplies more than 50% of the UK private hire taxi market with its online booking and dispatch platform, driver app and white-labelled passenger app – which have processed more than three billion bookings to date. Over the last three years, the company has seen its SaaS revenues grow 158% – with annual profits increasing 29% on average, reaching £7.2m in 2018. Its iGo Network is uniting taxi firms around the world into a cooperative network and marketplace – allowing passengers to use their local taxi firm’s app to book a taxi wherever they are. Safa Alkateb, CEO at Autocab said: “We’re so proud that our team and technology have continued to gain deserved recognition in the past year. We’re looking forward to what 2020 will bring, with several partnerships and further growth for the iGo Network on the horizon.”
For more information please call 0161 491 7777, visit our website
www.autocab.com or see our advert on page 52-53.
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The course will include an introduction to: - • Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAW) 1974 to cover the roles and responsibilities of all parties concerned
• An appreciation of the penalties for failure to comply • The Duty of Care application to include the moral, financial and legal aspects
• An explanation of the Wheelchair Assessment, pitfalls and common reasons for failure
• Correct procedure for use of side loading and rear loading vehicles, pros and cons of each type
• Understanding the journey from the perspective of the passenger • Developing knowledge of the range of disabilities passengers may present and practical advice on supporting those passengers.
For more details of the course please ring 0300 777 0157 or email
info@bluelamptrust.org.uk.
THE FORD ROYALE – MORE THAN YOUR AVERAGE TAXI
If you’re looking for that little bit extra have you seen our newest spec Ford Royale? Oozing sophistication for that executive feel, this bus will certainly wow your customers and is available now at a price that is hard to believe.
Features include:
* Full leather upholstery * Global air conditioning & heating
* Auto headlights with LED daytime running lights
* DAB radio with USB & AUX facility
* Cruise control with digital limiter
* Exterior chrome styling pack * Bluetooth phone connectivity & media streaming * 6 individual embroidered Royale cushions * Full length premium chrome running boards with LED amber marker lamps
* Front wind deflectors * Heated & power folding mirror * Heated front and rear screens * Front & rear parking sensors * Alloy wheels
* Automatic rain sensitive windscreen wipers
* 6 Royale etched champagne flutes & bottle bucket * Full length premium chrome running boards with LED amber marker lamps * Heated front seats with under seat storage * 9 embroidered headrest covers
* Front fogs
* Optional grill upgrade to honeycomb gloss black sports grill with optional LED DRLs * Floor level doorway LED recessed strips (interchangeable with interior mood lighting)
*Twin set of hand made solid oak table tops (one with flute & bucket facility, one solid)
Can’t see what you’re looking for in the standard specification? Just call – we’ll install!
For more information please call 01525 717 695, visit our website
www.thetaxishop.com or see our advert on page 39.
JANUARY 2020
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