Away to one side like...
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Date of visit: April 2026
I am a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: a hidden impairment, accessing toilets and moving around.
I use or have experience of: changing places toilet, disabled toilet, hidden impairment, powerchair, toilet with hoist, toilets, walking aid, wheelchair
Overall Rating
Poor
There's a popular saying in Scotland that goes, "Away to one side, like Gourock." This is general said when something is positioned crooked, lopsided, or unevenly balance. The phrase is in reference to much of the town being built on one side of a hill. The charger and the EV bays are making me feel the saying should be altered somewhat. Both bays are on a slope, the charger is propped up on a plinth, making these very awkard to use for those of us using mobility aids.
Disabled Access In and Around
Poor
As mentioned, the charger is on a hill but it is ridiculously steep, which makes it a difficult charger to access comfortably. There is not enough room to move between the bays if another car is parked. On my visit, a cable trailing from the left side of the machine to a car in the right bay made accessing the unit impossible. On top of that, the bollard on the left, the height of the machine and the general placement make this one I would skip. There are no alternative formats in use.
Accessible facilities: Single-level venue
Parking & Transport
Poor
I travelled to this place by personal vehicle
There are two EV bays, both the width of a standard parking space. The right most space has a clear section to the right where you can open a car door fully, but since you are on a hill, gravity might do its thing and make that a bit more challenging. As a single plus point, the pavement is very low, so if you need to revers into the bay retrieving a mobility aid from the car boot is not an issue, if you ignore the hill that is. The single terminal provides 50 kW CHAdeMO, 50 kW CCS and a 22 kW Type 2 charging options.
Accessible facilities: Electric Vehicle Charging
Accessible Toilets
There is a public toilet downhill at the train station 160 metres away.
