Tom Hayes
Question:478 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the reason visually impaired persons are not entitled to a discount with taxi or hackney companies in cases in which public transport is not available to them. [30814/03]
Vol. 577 No. 3
478 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the reason visually impaired persons are not entitled to a discount with taxi or hackney companies in cases in which public transport is not available to them. [30814/03]
Under the Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) Regulations 1963 to 2002, the fixing of a maximum taxi fare structure for a taximeter area is a reserved function of the relevant local licensing authority.