Confident compliance for private hire and taxi fleets.

A fast confirmation drivers can trust that a dog is a certified assistance dog, while the driver never sees anything private about the passenger.

Certainty for drivers

Fast confirmation that protects drivers and passengers.

Pawthority gives drivers a two-second, trusted confirmation that a dog is a certified assistance dog, so they carry the fare with confidence, while the passenger's name, disability and record detail stay hidden.

How it works

Dual view, driver-blind mode

1

The passenger holds the status

A verified passenger can present confirmation in-app or at the kerb in seconds.

Certified data
2

The driver sees a confirmation only

The driver is shown that the dog is a certified assistance dog, never the passenger's name, disability or record detail.

GDPR-minimised
Pass / No match
3

No record removes no duty

A not-found result does not remove any legal duty the driver already has. It simply means no digital record was matched.

Matching is deterministic. Verification is always voluntary and never a condition of access. The driver sees only a confirmation, never the passenger's data.

Regulatory alignment

Built for the strictest access duty in transport.

Verification gives drivers the confidence to meet a legal duty that carries criminal penalties for refusal.

Standard

EN 17984-6:2024

The European standard for assistance dog services underpins every check.

Regulation

Equality Act 2010, ss.168 to 171

Drivers must carry assistance dogs at no extra charge. Refusal without an exemption is a criminal offence.

Exemption

Medical exemption certificates

Only a driver holding a valid certificate is excused. Verification helps everyone else comply with confidence.

Oversight

Licensing evidence

An audit trail of confirmations gives operators and licensing authorities clear evidence of compliant practice.

Safeguard

Driver-blind by design

The driver sees only a confirmation, never the passenger's name, disability or record detail.

Benefit

Fewer refusals

Fewer refused fares, fewer complaints to licensing authorities, and drivers protected by certainty.

What operators and drivers gain

Fewer refusals, protected drivers

Fewer unlawful refusals

Fewer refused fares and fewer complaints to licensing authorities.

Drivers protected

Certainty in the moment, plus a record of each confirmation.

Passengers respected

Handlers are spared the most frequent refusal in the sector.

Nothing private exposed

No passenger data is ever shown to the driver.

Non-negotiable principles

Fair to both sides

Voluntary by design

Verification is never a condition of a ride, and a driver's legal duty to carry an assistance dog stands regardless.

Minimum data

Only a microchip number and an opaque match token cross the connection. The driver sees a confirmation, nothing more.

Deterministic result

A clear, auditable match, consistent every time.

Append-only audit log

Every check writes one timestamped, immutable record.

For private hire and taxi operators

Protect your drivers and cut avoidable refusals.

We are onboarding launch partners across private hire, taxi and rideshare. Give drivers a fast, trusted confirmation, with nothing private about the passenger ever shown.

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