Groups plead for more wheelchair accessible taxis

JUST one-in-10 taxis are wheelchair accessible, down from one-in-five prior to deregulation, figures published yesterday reveal.

Of the 12,000 taxis now on the road, about 1,200 are wheelchair accessible. Before deregulation four years ago, 20% of the near 4,000 taxis were accessible.

While the number of ordinary taxis has trebled since overnight deregulation, there are only a couple of hundred more wheelchair accessible taxis.