As an Uber driver there are times when you are inundated with journeys to make and people to pick up, but other days can be much slower. Perhaps you’ve had to sit around for an hour or two?

Thanks to UberAccess the opportunities for disabled customers have increased and they have a greater range of options when it comes to travelling from A to B. However, there are a shortage of UberWAV drivers and therefore wait times are expected to be longer than for a normal UberX. There are a lot of benefits to driving an UberWAV and some of the most common include:

• A shortage of UberAccess drivers means wheelchair-using customers are going to have a longer wait time to wait for their car. Becoming a WAV driver means you can attract for fares from UberAccess customers

• Driving a WAV means you can pick up more people. Not only are you opening up your ride options to wheelchair users, but you’ll still be able to collect other passengers.

• UberAccess fares will be the same as the UberX fare, so no customers will be put off just because you are driving a WAV.

• Uber is working hard to improve the way disabled people travel without any extra cost, so opting for a wheelchair-accessible vehicle and signing up to UberAccess will help this.

• If you’re an Uber driver in London, your biggest competition are London’s black cabs. Until now, black cabs have been able to accept wheelchair fares, taking customers away from you: this is no longer the case.