[Becca82]

hi, we are traveling to Tampa in february for a family wedding, and need to hire an adapted car, does anyone know of any companies that rent out wheelchair accessible vehicles in this area?
ive tried doing searches on google etc, but dont come up with anything!!
any help anyone can ive would be most appreciated!
thank you
becca

[Tinbasher]

Hi Becca

Depends what you are after all the rental companies wil fit hand controls to any vehicle. I have rented a few times from a basic family car (a bit like our Astra) to a lovely Sebring convertable.

I you mean a "stay in your wheelchair" sort of vehicle I suspect there are specialist comanies that do that sort of thing.

The hand controls are sometimes a bit different to ours but only take a short time to get used to. Where ours are Pull to accellerate and Push to brake theirs are Lift to accellerate and Push to brake.

The best thing is that they are so used to providing accessibity that it just isnt the hassle it can be here.

Have a fun trip and if you want to visit a quieter more traditional Florida take drive up to Mount Dora.

Tom

[Tim13]

Becca82, on Dec 26 2007, 01:25 PM, said:

hi, we are traveling to Tampa in february for a family wedding, and need to hire an adapted car, does anyone know of any companies that rent out wheelchair accessible vehicles in this area?
ive tried doing searches on google etc, but dont come up with anything!!
any help anyone can ive would be most appreciated!
thank you
becca

Hi,
Most major rental car companies can rent you a car with hand controls, but for a company that specializes in it and has an office in Tampa, try here:

http://www.accessiblevanrentals.com/

[kashley]

Becca82, on Dec 26 2007, 07:25 AM, said:

hi, we are traveling to Tampa in february for a family wedding, and need to hire an adapted car, does anyone know of any companies that rent out wheelchair accessible vehicles in this area?
ive tried doing searches on google etc, but dont come up with anything!!
any help anyone can ive would be most appreciated!
thank you
becca

One other idea, you might google a place that converts vans for wheelchairs. The one that converted our van also rented some out.