Bradford District Local Infrastructure Baseline Study - working draft ...

1.4 Taxis and other Flexible Transport
'Hackney Carriage' is the licensed Taxi services in Bradford. The Council has the right to
regulate the number of Hackney Carriage licences it issues, or may decide to deregulate.
Currently there are 2,204 Hackney Carriage taxis and private hire vehicles (2,746 drivers) in
Bradford and the council will review the situation in 2009.
Hackney Carriage fares are regulated by the Council. All Hackney Carriage vehicles are
inspected at least once per annum to a standard determined by the Council.
Private Hire Vehicles cannot ply for hire in the street or at taxi ranks. Journeys must be prebooked,
normally by phone or in person at a booking office. Fares for private hire vehicles
are not regulated by the Council - the cost of a journey will normally be based on a rate per
mile or should be agreed with the company before the journey.
Shopmobility
Shopmobility provides, free of charge hire, power scooters to help people with mobility
difficulties to shop and use other facilities within identified boundaries. The Council currently
offers a Shopmobility service from the following three centres in the District:-
• Bradford - The Oastler Centre, Unit 174 Bradford
• Keighley - Cooke Street, Keighley
• Shipley - 14 Well Croft (entrance to Asda), Manor Lane Shipley
Disabled Persons Concessionary Permit
The Concessionary Fares Scheme is administered by the Councils Social Services, on
behalf of the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (Metro) and provides
concessionary travel for disabled persons in various categories. In certain cases
companions of disabled persons are entitled to travel using this concession.
With the English National Concessionary Pass West Yorkshire residents can travel free on
off-peak local buses throughout England, and reduced fare travel on the trains within the
West Yorkshire boundaries.
Blue Badge
The Council administers the Blue Badge scheme within the District. The Blue Badge scheme
provides parking concessions for people who have severe difficulties with walking, people
who drive their own vehicle and have a severe disability in both upper arms and people who
are registered blind. The scheme is governed by National Eligibility Criteria set out by the
Department for Transport. The Council is required to re-assess applicants every time their
present badge expires.
Location of Blue Badge disabled bays in Bradford District can be found via the Directgov,
Blue Badge Map, see link below:-
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