'I was shocked' - Dublin taximan told 'to go on social welfare' rather than buy a new car.
he has been trying to get back on the road in a wheelchair accessible vehicle, especially in the run-up to Christmas."You can get a grant towards having a wheelchair accessible taxi, it doesn't matter if it's diesel or not," he said.
"So, I rang the NTA [National Transport Authority] to find out will it be back next year, can I scrape through Christmas maybe renting a car or getting a loan of a taxi to be able to work? "I could get one that's nine years old or eight years old, but as soon as it hits more than 10 years old you have to have an NCT twice a year to make sure that it's road legal."They do it once a year up until 10 years, and then they do it twice a year, and you have to pay for this out of your own pocket.
"I begged and pleaded with the NTA to let me know is this grant coming back for the wheelchair accessible [taxis], and the person on the phone went 'I can't tell you that, we don't know'.
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