Types of taxi vehicles that carry wheelchairs
Private hire (PH) or Hackney cab (HC) | Vehicle model | Forward/Reverse facing | No of wheelchairs | Loading point | Licensed to carry - total no of passengers | Safe working load | Door access | Interior height |
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HC | Metro-Cab | Reverse | 1 | Nearside passenger rear | 6 | 300kg | 300kg | N/A |
HC | LTI Fairway | Reverse | 1 | Nearside passenger rear | 5 | 300kg | 300kg | N/A |
HC | LTI TX1 | Reverse | 1 | Nearside passenger rear | 5 | 300kg | 127cm | 134cm |
HC | LTI TX2 | Reverse | 1 | Nearside passenger rear | 5 | 300kg | 127cm | 134cm |
HC | LTC TX4 | Reverse | 1 | Nearside passenger rear | 5 | 300kg | 127cm | 134cm |
HC | E7/Euro Taxi | Reverse | 1 | Nearside passenger rear | 6 | 300kg | 133cm | 136cm |
HC | Mercedes Vito M8 | Reverse | 1 | Nearside passenger rear | 6 | 300kg | 133cm | 133cm |
HC | Mercedes Vito Penzo | Reverse | 1 | Nearside passenger rear | 6 | 300kg | 133cm | 133cm |
HC | Ford Tourneo Pro-Cab | Reverse | 1 | Nearside passenger rear | 6 | 300kg | 133cm | 136cm |
HC | Ford Tourneo FX8 | Forward | 1 | Nearside passenger rear | 6 | 300kg | 133cm | 136cm |
HC | Renault/Vauxhall NX8 | Forward | 2 | Near and offside passenger rear | 6 | 300kg | 128cm | 140cm |
HC | LEVC | Forward | 1 | Nearside passenger rear | 6 | 250kg | 132cm | |
PH | Citroen Berlingo | Forward | 3 | Rear tailgate | 4 | 300kg | ||
PH | Ford Tourneo A-Cab | Forward | 1 | Rear tailgate | 8 | 300kg | ||
PH | Mercedes Sprinter | Forward | 3 | Rear tailgate | 7 or 8 | 300kg | ||
PH | Ford Transit | Forward | 3 | Rear tailgate | 7 or 8 | 300kg |