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Hailing a cab on the street, it’s really a marvel for wheelchair users. If the cab will meet your accessibility needs, you’ll have a sense of freedom that you may not ever have experienced before. Just raise your hand on the sidewalk, and you’ll have a taxi at your disposal within minutes, if not seconds. If you’re in Central London, you’ll see these taxis everywhere. It is important to note that these cabs are not as spacious of the van conversions you’ll find in other cities (especially in the USA), but my power wheelchair does fit inside. The wheelchair ramp folds out from the floor of the London Cab, allowing wheelchair users to roll directly inside the taxi. Take this red/maroon one, for instance: A London cab with the wheelchair ramp extended.
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As its name suggests, the TX4 London Cab first took to the streets in London, and has become one of the world’s most recognizable vehicles.Īlthough Londoners refer to them as “black cabs,” they come in a variety of colors. I have written in the past about how the TX4 London Cab has been used to create access where it has not existed before, to cities like Cairo, Egypt and Beijing, China. London Black Cabs are wheelchair accessible But in London, 100% of the iconic black cabs are wheelchair accessible thanks to a ramp that folds out from the floor. In many cities, wheelchair taxis are unreliable, have lengthy wait times or advance notification requirements, or may not exist at all. Finding an accessible taxi is often one of the greatest challenges when traveling with a wheelchair.