- Among those who struggle to travel and are wheelchair users but have not yet used a wheelchair accessible taxi (WAT) in Portsmouth, the top reason for not having used one yet is down to preference for another mode of transport (48%)
- Cost is the second biggest barrier to using WATs with 29% citing this as a barrier, followed by lack of availability when trying to use one (23%)
Barriers to using wheelchair accessible taxis
Summary
Why respondents have not used a wheelchair accessible taxi before
Base: All with barriers to travel and are wheelchair users, but have not used a wheelchair accessible taxi in Portsmouth (52)
This chart shows that when respondents were asked why they have not used a wheelchair accessible taxi before
48% of respondents say that they have never needed to or that they prefer using other modes of transport
29% say the cost
23% say that they have tried to use one before but none were available
17% give other reasons as to why they have not used a wheelchair accessible taxi before
