Thank you everyone who has responded. Unfortunately that spot is the only one available as it is the only one that does not require me to be able to go up steps (they created a spot specifically for me because access to the building is a problem – I wasn’t disabled when I bought the flat but was hit by a car a couple of years ago which messed up my spine so they have been as accommodating as possible given the circumstances by giving me a spot up on the pavement against a wall).
A bit more detail that is relevant – I am able to flip myself between the chair and the car and back to the chair so don’t need assistance there. Just don’t tell my OT. She would have kittens at my “launch and hope” approach. I just need a way to get the wheelchair from outside the driver’s side inside the car. I had looked at the top box options also, but I live on the coast and everything gets corroded by salt so it wouldn’t last very long as they aren’t fully sealed so the cable that hangs from the ceiling of the car and just lifts the weight of the chair while the user guides it in the right place from the front seemed like my best option. But as you have said, finding something with that sliding door that is not to wide is proving a challenge.
It does not have to be available on the scheme – the insurance of the person who hit me will have to pay for the first car I get modified anyway, so ANY suggestions would be appreciated.
I have been struggling with this for months now so just having access to people who understand the challenge has made a difference to my stress levels, even if there isn’t a solution to the problem. In that case I would have to look at moving somewhere actually wheelchair accessible, which wouldn’t be the worst idea. There are steps inside my flat that limit where I can go even inside without having to make modifications my husband doesn’t want. So thank you everyone for giving it a go.