Dorset ShopMobility 

Overview

ShopMobility UK is a nationwide network of centres which hire out mobility equipment to the public. This equipment is mainly manual wheelchairs, powerchairs and mobility scooters so people with restricted mobility can enjoy independence outdoors. These hire services are low cost or sometimes free to all ages of people looking to access shops and leisure facilities. 

Anyone of any age can use local ShopMobility services. ShopMobility is not only for elderly individuals or people with chronic disabilities, it provides support for those restricted by temporarily illness or injury. Maybe you have broken your leg or have strength problems after an operation? Do you have a child with disabilities who needs pushing in a wheelchair? Or simply, you may find walking longer distances difficult. 

Whatever your need, each centre is ready to help you access your local shops and facilities with appropriate mobility equipment. 

Centres

Purbeck Mobility Centre

www.purbeckmobility.com

St Johns Hill, Wareham BH20 4NB
Contact: 01929 552623

Opening times

Monday – Friday: 9.00am – 5.00pm. Saturday: 9.00am – 1.00pm.

Equipment available

Scooters (including boot scooters, mid-sized models and road scooters) and manual wheelchairs. For larger products and hires over £60, a delivery and collection service is offered to Swanage, Wareham, Sandford, Poole and surrounding areas. Equipment can be hired on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

Costs

Scooters: £13 per day, £78 per week. A refundable deposit is required.

Wheelchairs: £6 per day, £36 per week.

Disability Action Group North Dorset

www.dt11dag.co.uk

6/7 Nightingale Court, Blandford Forum DT11 7ED
Contact: 01258 268309

Opening Times

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 11.00am – 2.00pm

Equipment available

Class 3 and Class 2 scooters and wheelchairs can be hired for a day, a week or longer.

Costs

Annual registration £5. Scooter hire £5 per day or part week. Wheelchair hire £2 per day or part week. Monthly hire is available as well.

Poole – Wheels for Freedom 

www.wheelsforfreedom.org.uk

Level B, Dolphin Shoppers Multi Storey Car Park, Kingland Road Service Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1TA
Contact: 01202 661770

Poole ShopMobility is located in the town centre behind the main bus station and near to the High Street. The town centre is perfect for mobility scooters as it is mostly flat and the main areas are pedestrianised. 

Opening Times

Monday – Thursday and Saturday: 9.45am – 3.30pm.

Costs (Cash or cheque)

Membership costs £15 for 6 months or £20 for 12 months.

Hire cost is £2 per trip.

Membership covers both Poole and Bournemouth town centre’s ShopMobility schemes.

Non members

Daily hire: manual wheelchair £5 and electric scooter £7.50.   
Longer Loans: Scooters £50 per week.

SEDCAT Bournemouth

sedcat.org.uk

Castlepoint ShopMobility, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 9XA
Contact: 01202 534027

Long-loan mobility equipment rentals are available, to help local residents and visitors to Bournemouth get around. Smaller scooters can be delivered (and collected again) within the Bournemouth area for an additional cost. 

Equipment

Manual wheelchairs, electric scooters and small collapsible scooters. Daily and long-term hire costs apply.

Opening Times

Monday – Saturday: 10.00am – 3.00pm.

Other Shopmobility schemes

Weymouth Mobility

www.weymouthmobilityltd.co.uk/hire-services

42 St Mary Street, Weymouth DT4 8PU
Contact: 01305 760575

Mobility equipment hire services for local and visiting customers. A hire service can be direct to your hotel or campsite, with no local delivery charge. Hires can be from as little as one day to weekly or monthly periods.

Opening Times

Monday – Saturday: 9.00am – 5.00pm.

Equipment

Boot scooters, large class 2 scooters, wheelchairs.

Costs

Scooters £10 per day, £60 per week.
Wheelchairs £5 per day, £30 per week.

Rapid Mobility – Weymouth

www.rapidmobilityltd.com

Rapid Mobility Ltd, 28 Abbotsbury Rd, Weymouth DT4 0AE
Contact: 01305 759800

Hire of boot scooters, large class 2 scooters and wheelchairs, with free delivery on hires over £10 to postcodes DT3 and DT4.

Opening Times

Monday – Friday: 9.00am – 5.00pm. Saturday: 9.00am – 4.00pm.

Costs

Scooters: £10 per day, £60 per week.
Wheelchairs: £5 per day, £30 per week.

Poole Mobility

www.poolemobility.co.uk

3, Fleetwood Court, 431 Wimborne Rd, Poole BH15 3EE

Contact: 01202 676865

Transit and self-propelled wheelchairs, boot scooters and larger scooters are available to hire in Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch, Weymouth, Dorchester, Wimborne, Ferndown, West Moors and throughout Dorset. Delivery and collection service is available to your home or a hotel, holiday park/campsite.

Opening times

Monday – Thursday: 9.00am – 5.00pm. 
Friday: 9.00am – 2.00pm. 
Saturday: 10.00am – 3.00pm.

Costs

Scooters £15 per day, wheelchairs £5 per day.

Rapid Mobility – Poole

www.rapidmobilityltd.com

99a High St, Poole BH15 1AJ
Contact: 01202 680666

Opening Times

Monday – Saturday:  9.30am – 5.00pm.

Equipment

Boot scooters, large class 2 scooters, wheelchairs.

Costs

Scooters £10 per day, £60 per week. 
Wheelchairs £5 per day, £30 per week.

Dorchester Mobility

www.dorchestermobility.co.uk

11 Hardye Arcade, Dorchester DT1 1BZ

Contact: 01305 267662

Dorchester Mobility offers many different hire services and a full range of equipment including boot scooters, class 2 and 3 scooters and wheelchairs which you can hire daily or weekly at sensible rates. Free delivery and collection to DT postal codes. (Also, BH postal codes for a £5 charge each way.)

Opening times

Monday – Friday: 9:30am – 4.00pm.
Saturday: 9:30am – 3.00pm.

Costs

Scooters £10 per day, £60 per week, £200 per month.
Wheelchairs £5 per day, £30 per week, £100 per month.