Hyndburn Council is backing up the lifting of its limit on taxis with action to stop private cars parking in licensed hackney carriage ranks.
According to LancsLive, it is part of the council’s drive to ensure more cabs are available especially late at night.
Last month the borough’s cabinet approved the ending the current limit of 59 hackney carriages in its area.
The move was sparked by complaints that the lack of taxis on the streets especially late at night leading people to stay at home rather than risk being stranded and having to walk home late at night or in the early hours of the morning.
This fear was confirmed by a survey which also reported a shortage of vehicles that are fully accessible for wheelchair users and other disabled passengers.
A Hyndburn Council licensing spokesman said: “We are pleased to announce that the limit on number of hackney carriage vehicles has now been removed in Hyndburn and we are also implementing a solution to improve accessibility of taxis, particularly late at night
“Over the next few months we are working with parking enforcement officers to monitor taxi ranks and ensure the parking of private vehicles in these spaces is not preventing licensed vehicles from using these ranks to work.
“Those found to be parking illegally will be issued with Fixed Penalty Notices.
“Special attention will be paid to the ranks in Accrington Town Centre, including the one outside the Bee’s Knees and on Blackburn Road.
"This action has come after feedback from hackney carriage drivers who find they often cannot station their vehicles on these ranks.
“We are urging drivers to make sure they are not parking in taxi ranks and avoid any penalty notices.
“Not only will this help local taxi drivers with their business, it also helps public safety with improving the availability of a way home for people who may otherwise choose to walk alone at night, be enticed by a non-registered taxi, or even drive under the influence.”
Hyndburn Council also decided that new cabs licensed are fully usable by the disabled and those in wheelchairs.
Source: PHTM
TAXI LEAKS EXTRA BIT:
The only warning put out by TfLTPH, is on their Twitter account, and is a warning to just Taxi drivers…. Not a word about PH vehicles parked on Taxi ranks or Taxi only chargers.
https://twitter.com/tfltph/status/1500758150554685441?s=21
With just 20,000 followers (mostly Taxi drivers, and over 100,000 ph vehicles… the message just isn’t getting through and OH vehicles totally believe they can do what ever they like.
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