A North Yorkshire man is campaigning to make ceiling hoists compulsory in major hotels due to his difficulty travelling around the UK.

Asta Philpot, an electric wheelchair user, has had enough of limiting where he can travel because of the lack of facilities at hotels. 

He describes how it makes it impossible for him to get in and out of his wheelchair independently.

Currently, he is forced to rent a hoist from mobility companies and he believes that it is past time for hotels to take responsibility and fix the issue. 

Asta, from York, has started a petition which currently has 570 signatures with an aim for 1,000. 

The 41-year-old said: "Just going away for the night is just not possible.

"90% of hotels in the UK don't have hoists. Their idea of adequate access is a handle by the bath.

"They don't take into consideration the fact that I can't get from the bed to the wheelchair.

"I lived with my parents for 40 years and we dealt with things. We would bring a hoist with us.

"I'm 41-years-old, why should I have to do these things? 

"For the general public it is so easy to travel. Why should it be such a struggle for me?

"That's why I'm taking this issue on. It's going to need to be a government level response.

"The big chain hotels need to understand that disabled people need a way to get from the bed to a wheelchair. 

"They should at least have a mobility hoist on site.

"We can send people to the moon in space but we just can't get things right for disabled people on this planet.

"It shouldn't be like that."

A spokesperson for Disability Rights UK said: "Hotel bedrooms advertised for Disabled people are generally not dedicated to this purpose. This means that if they aren’t required by a Disabled guest, they are occupied by non-disabled guests. As a result, hotels don’t like overly “intrusive” equipment in the room.

"8 per cent of disabled people in the UK use a wheelchair, and a majority of them would need a hoist to enable transitioning from chair to bed, or from chair to bath.

"The lack of accessible rooms that include hoists, limit the choices of Disabled people and many carers are left with no option but to lift their family members, resulting in unacceptable physical danger to both parties.

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"DR UK advocates for the independence of all Disabled people, and for a Disabled person to be able to plan a trip to a hotel and be assured of complete access and support is something we passionately support.

"No one should feel left out or be placed in a position of risk by just wanting to visit a hotel."

You can find the petition and sign it by clicking here.