Couldn't they be at fault under the DDA for not providing services?
Or would this excuse stand up in law?
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> > We have recently had great difficulty booking taxis for students who use
> > electric wheelchairs. Taxi companies with black cabs, who previously
> > accespted passangers in electric wheelchairs are saying that they are not
> > insured to transport the battery. Only specialist companies and private
> > ambulance operators are prepared to provide transport.
Tina Elliott
Access Summit
St Peters House
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9GH
Voice 0161 272 7847
Fax 0161 272 7001
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