Not all wheelchairs are suitable for transport. Some wheelchairs have not been designed or tested for use as a seat in a vehicle.
We can offer a free service to assess your wheelchair.
 

Check that your wheelchair is suitable for you to be transported in.


Check that you are within safe weight limits for ramps, lifts, tie-downs etc.

  
Provide clear guidance to show how you and your wheelchair should be safely secured within a vehicle.

 

Next Step

• The assessment takes about 30 minutes.
• We will arrange to visit you at home or in another suitable place. (Staff have been DBS checked). 
• We will weigh and measure your wheelchair, with you in it, and take photographs to show how the wheelchair should be secured in a vehicle.
• We will then make up a personal wheelchair passport which can be attached to your wheelchair and shown to drivers when you travel so they know how to transport you safely

Not all wheelchairs are suitable for transport 
Some wheelchairs have not been designed or tested for use as a seat in a vehicle.

• You may be in danger if your wheelchair is unsuitable; motor insurance may be invalid and transport operators may refuse to take you.
• A wide range of crash-tested transport-safe wheelchairs are available: folding, manual and electric. Ask your supplier.
• If you can transfer to a seat in a vehicle, this is usually the safest option.

For independent advice, or to check your current wheelchair, please contact Wheelchair Passport Scheme Check that your wheelchair is suitable for you to be transported in. Check that you are within safe weight limits for ramps, lifts, tie-downs etc. Provide clear guidance to show how you and your wheelchair should be safely secured within a vehicle.

To arrange a free Wheelchair Passport please contact Dolen Teifi:
By phone 01559 362403
By email info@dolenteifi.org.uk