Change recommended to address dwindling numbers of wheelchair accessible hackney carriagesCouncillors' recommendations are going to be subject to a consultation of the taxi tradeView Image Taxis in a taxi rank; councillors have recommended keeping the limit on hackney carriages in North East Lincolnshire at 220 (Image: Craig Connor/ChronicleLive)Councillors have recommended change to tackle dwindling numbers of wheelchair accessible hackney carriage taxis in North East Lincolnshire. ‌After representations from the NEL Hackney Carriage Association, councillors asked for a fresh unmet demand survey. ‌It found 204 current total active hackney carriages in the local authority, leaving room for new drivers and vehicles with the current limit of 220. This allowed any WAV hackney carriages to revert to saloon style vehicles, if the driver applied for it on medical exemption grounds. ‌Overall, the committee recommended:To maintain the current limit of 220 hackney carriages in the local authority.