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To: UKPC the parking company
Make Snow Hill Accessible for Everyone
We are calling on UKPC and Snow Hill Retail Park in Wakefield to urgently review and change the parking enforcement rules affecting private hire taxi drivers. At present, taxi drivers are reportedly being issued fines for briefly waiting outside stores while collecting passengers. As a result, many drivers are now forced to wait outside the retail park altogether.
Why is this important?
This is creating real difficulties for vulnerable customers, including:
- Disabled people
- Elderly shoppers
- Parents with young children
- People with visual impairments
One example is Joyce, who is registered blind. Her guide dog, Star, struggles to safely help her locate her taxi when drivers are unable to wait nearby.
No customer should be placed at risk simply because their taxi cannot safely collect them.
We Are Asking For:
- A clearly designated pick-up and waiting area for licensed taxis
- Fair and reasonable enforcement for drivers collecting passengers
- Better accessibility for disabled and vulnerable visitors
- A review of current UKPC parking policies at Snow Hill Retail Park
Please Support This Campaign
By signing this petition, you can help make Snow Hill Retail Park safer, fairer, and more accessible for everyone.
Sign today and help us bring about change.
How it will be delivered
By email to UKPC, local MP Simon Lightwood and Karl Johnson, Leader of Wakefield Council
