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RESOLVED that –

 

(a)      the current age requirements for Wheelchair
Accessible Vehicles be temporarily removed for a period of 12 months and
replaced with all Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles must meet Euro 6 emission
standards, with an additional compliance test per year once the vehicle reached
12 years of age, i.e., 3 tests a year at 4 monthly intervals, and

 

(b)      officers to report back to the Licensing
Committee in June 2026 on whether the temporary changes as detailed in (a)
above have had a positive impact on the number of Wheelchair Accessible
Vehicles and to further consider whether such temporary changes required a
permanent policy change.