HIRE OPERATORS HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 PLATED AS PRIVATE HIRE
• low-rider vehicle • easy for wheelchair users to transfer into • 6ft 2in wide • 4ft wide door and good head height • expanding boot
It’s clear that a significant number of wheelchair users prefer to transfer to a seat and store their wheelchair and any luggage in the boot of the vehicle. The question we asked our local operators and all the Liverpool City Region councils was: “will the private hire industry embrace the needs of the public and pay for it?”
THE ANSWER IS YES!
Why are low riding vehicles important? Facts: • The only purpose-built taxis with 36cm height access are the outstanding and unrivalled TX1, TX2 and TX4
• These vehicles are now rapidly being replaced by: diesel E7s, Vito Taxis and Pro-Cabs that are actually up to 12cm higher to access
• All of these vehicles have a step and handles to assist the public to access the vehicle but it can actually be too much to climb into or step down from which can be a frightening prospect or just not possible at all for some passengers
• However, the TXe with 37cm height access is available but is not the preferred option for some taxi drivers
SOLUTION - THE ACCESS IONIQ 5
We reached out to Liverpool City Council (LCC) and Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC) as well as various operators in those areas to offer:
• Some or all of the extras inside a hackney Taxioniq 5 that could be licensed as a PHV but recognised as an ‘access for more’ service that also meets the government's zero-emissions policy.
• The Access-Ioniq 5 exterior does not display a top hat and does not have a meter but would provide the same level of service for the customer inside the vehicle as a hackney Taxioniq 5.
PHTM NOVEMBER 2023 SCHOOL CONTRACTS & LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
Screened vehicles are now requested by many councils and desired by PH drivers nationwide for protection. The PH sector already has the option for screened vehicles in four out of seven Liverpool City Region councils: CWAC, LCC, Halton and Sefton.
Car n Cab Care aims to offer all vehicle interior options to ALL the private hire trade in the UK ASAP.
Taxioniqs, Prioniqs and access vehicles OPTIONS AVAILABLE: Extras for Ioniq 5 (plus vat) • Yellow patches & leatherette £417 • 2 x Yellow grab handles • Moving screen & pay area • Yellow kick plates • Yellow door cards • Internal sticker kits
£417
£2,084 £209 £209 £42
• Non-slip floor & boot liner • Door decal signs
• Rear door opening sign • Access-Ioniq 5 decal kit • Option of hearing loop
£209
£12.50 £250 £417 £350
• All extras can be transferred from car to car with no damage, excluding painting yellows
Points for all drivers to consider • All electric vehicles are 100% tax deductible • Drivers are working from 3p per mile • Councils may offer free licences • No age limits on all full electric vehicles • Can be pre-booked to assist public or will be •Wirral BC has the first 100% charging station for taxi drivers to rapid charge from 38p per kwh
Ioniq 5 offer for this month • 8.9% APR offer on used Ioniqs • 11.9% APR on new • 58kw (250 wltp) £32,500 + vat – ONLY 6 LEFT • 77kw (45 in stock) save £1,000 extra - £35,667 + vat
We aim to offer this new type of private hire service to the public hire sector in all LCC regions.
Lease options are available in our local areas OR finance options if out of our region.
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