Wheelchair Accessible taxi long distance from London to Somerset

Baldfiddler
Baldfiddler Community member Posts: 3 Listener
hi, I am not a disabled person but need to book a wheelchair accessible taxi for a colleague. We have a 2 day meeting in Somerset and my colleague is in London and needs to go there and back in a taxi both days. Anyone got any ideas??

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  • Chris_Alumni
    Chris_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 684 Empowering
    Hi @Baldfiddler, I would recommend simply contacting local private hire taxi firms and asking them for a quote for a wheelchair accessible taxi booked in advance - most larger firms will have a people carrier or similar type vehicle that is suitable. Obviously you'll need to book two separate trips, there and back. Hope this helps, and you might find some more useful info  on disabledtraveladvice.co.uk.

  • Baldfiddler
    Baldfiddler Community member Posts: 3 Listener

    thanks very much.

  • abstractLucas
    abstractLucas Community member Posts: 75 Connected
    Also worth knowing that legally you can't be charged more than for their ordinary cars (which carry the same number of passengers) as this would be discriminatory!
  • Baldfiddler
    Baldfiddler Community member Posts: 3 Listener
    thank you too! I have 2 similar quotes...a lot, but I guess they would be anyway..