For The Disabled

Aqua Cars are moving

Aqua Cars Limited will be moving into purpose built offices situated at Pompey Centre, we hope to relocate in April and are looking forward to exciting new times. We will be sad to leave our old offices but feel the time has now come to move on. With the technology our company has to move it will take a lot of work but will be more than worth it in the end.

There was at one time, only one vehicle able to meet the needs of the disabled as a taxi, and that was the traditional London cab. But they were in short supply and unable to meet the demand. Calls from individuals at private addresses, nursing homes, day centres and our hospitals showed there was not enough to cover.

As a result, several of the garages involved with us answered our plea and invested in the Mercedes Vito vans and had them converted to wheelchair accessible vehicles. These vehicles have a larger door opening and bigger interior.

Drivers have knowledge of the use of ramps and how to secure the wheelchair safely. They are also given the code of practice for taxi and public service vehicle drivers issued by the Portsmouth Disability Forum. This helps them understand the needs and feelings of disabled customer.