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Wheelchair Accessible Taxis Needed Now!

Wheelchair Accessible Taxis Needed Now!

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Started by Anonymous 17 years, 11 months ago
The number of wheelchair accessible taxis in Ireland is set to diminish as suggested in the following article from http://irishtaxi.org/ The End of Wheelchair Accessible Taxis In 1998 through to 2000 the government here ran a scheme whereby they issued new licenses only to eligible drivers who provided wheelchair Accessible Taxis, this resulted in a few hundred wheelchair Accessible Taxis operating in Dublin. Then in 2000 the sector was deregulated and in an effort to encourage drivers to buy wheelchair Accessible Taxis, they set the price at

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August 21, 2008

I have been reading through the personal stories you are leaving here and I am truly humbled by the experiences you have shared. It is clear that this is a much larger issue than I first realized when I started this. Your willingness to speak up is the only reason this is gaining any momentum at all.

August 21, 2008

I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people have joined this cause because I never imagined the response would grow this quickly. It is all of you pushing for change that keeps this moving forward.

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Ciara Khan
17 years ago Featured

my brother cant get into half these regular taxis. its a joke. how are people supposed to get to appointments or work if there are no cars for them.

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Liam Delgado
17 years ago Featured

DEREGULATION WAS A DISASTER. plain and simple. sort it out government.

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Siobhan Nash
17 years ago Featured

Used to be able to rely on getting a lift but its getting impossible now. Stop cutting corners when it comes to basic needs.

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