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Hello! Your local Council will have an Access Committee of which members may be from a local access group. Get in touch with that group, who will be disabled people, and see whether they are aware of this problem, what the alternatives may ,be or even take a case up for you. I imagine that if you have difficulties reaching such a group, the Coucil should have a Policy and Equalities or Equal Opportunties Officer who will put you in touch. Regards, Loretto. At 14:15 22/10/98 +0000, you wrote: > >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. > >Is this just a local problem, or is it widespread? > >Clare >**************************************** > >Clare Davies >Student Services >Nene-University College Northampton >Boughton Green Road >Northampton NN4 OBN > >Tel: 01604 735500 ext 2390 >Email: [log in to unmask] > >*************************************** > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%