I was surprised to read Valerie Richards asking how the tuk-tuks will comply with the Disabilities Discriminaton Act 1995 (Letters, July 17) given that most taxis in Brighton and Hove are not fully wheelchair accessible anyway.

The last time I tried to use one of the big taxis with the disabled symbols plastered all over it, the driver said, "I cannot take you because I do not have ramps".

And because the roofs of most of the taxis are so low, I have to recline my wheelchair, limbo in and then be driven about virtually horizontal.

I still can't book a taxi in advance. I have to call round the taxi companies ten minutes before I need one, which means I miss many appointments and, when I express my frustration, I reinforce the stereotype of the moaning, disabled person.

If I were black, female, gay or religious, such discrimination would not be tolerated but, because it is based on physical impairment, it appears to be okay.

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