Taxis & Accessibility - A Taxi Licensing Pre-Consultation Questionnaire for Taxi Drivers South Gloucestershire Council is consulting on the accessibility of the South Gloucestershire Hackney Carriage fleet and wants to find out from those who provide the hackney carriage service (taxi drivers), about their experience with regards to accessibility for customers. The results of the consultation will feed into the review of our new Hackney Carriage (Taxi) Licensing Policy 2015-2020. Q1 Which of the following do you currently operate? Saloon car Saloon private hire car Wheelchair accessible vehicle Other   If you ticked 'other', please state here Q2 If you operate a wheelchair accessible vehicle, how often is it accessed by a wheelchair user? Daily Once a week Once a fortnight Once a month Less than once a month I do not currently operate a wheelchair accessible vehicle Q3 Which of the following policy options would you prefer to see the Council implement? 100% of taxi vehicles should be wheelchair accessible One out of every two taxi vehicles should be wheelchair accessible One out of every three taxi vehicles should be wheelchair accessible One out of every five taxi vehicles should be wheelchair accessible Less than one out of every five taxi vehicles should be wheelchair accessible   Please use this space to say why you chose that option Q4 Have you ever experienced problem/issues with wheelchair accessibility for your vehicle? Q5 Have you ever experienced any problems/difficulties with accessiblity and/or customer service for disabled people (e.g. a Blind passenger, a Deaf passenger etc) ? Q6 Please use this space to make any further comments? About You This section is really important as it helps us to gain a better understanding of the needs of different service users. This information will remain confidential and will be used for analysis purposes only. Your personal information will not be published and individuals will not be identified. Q7 What is you ethnic group? Please choose one option that best describes your ethnic group or background. Arab   Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups- White & Asian Asian/Asian British - Bangladeshi   Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups - White & Black African Asian/Asian British - Indian   Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups - White & Black Caribbean Asian/Asian British - Pakistani   Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups - Other (please describe) Asian/Asian British - Chinese   White - English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British Asian/Asian British - Other   White - Irish Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - African   White - Other Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Caribbean   Other ethnic group Black/African/Caribbean/Black British - Other   Prefer not to say Gypsy or Traveller of Irish Heritage   Q8 How old are you? 18 and under 19-44 45-64 65 and over Prefer not to say Q9 Do you consider yourself to have any long standing illness or disabillity? Yes (Please answer below) No Prefer not to say   If you ticked 'yes', please tell us how your disability impacts on your use of taxis? Q10 Your gender: Female Male Prefer not to say Many thanks for completing the survey. Press the SUBMIT button to send your response