Wheelchair users complain of shortage of accessible taxis

WHEELCHAIR users in Cork feel like prisoners in their own homes because they are finding it increasingly difficult to get accessible taxi’s to pick them up, it was claimed yesterday.

The Centre for Independent Living in Cork warned the service was “hit or miss” and that wheelchair users are left down all too often.

Spokeswoman Nicola Meacle insists she often struggles to get a taxi, particularly at weekends, even though the Taxi Regulators Office confirmed there are no fewer than 54 wheelchair licences for Cork.