Lancashire and Merseyside

In addition to the Lancashire and Merseyside Hubs Mobility Advice Service, Warrington Disability Partnership, (a user led charity) offers local services including:

• Information, Advice and Guidance on a wide range of disability matters
• Warrington Centre for Independent Living
• Smart Flat – Assistive Technology
• ShopMobility services in Warrington and Birchwood Shopping Centres
• Sales of new and preowned mobility equipment – mobility scooters, powered and manual wheelchairs, three and four wheeled walkers
• Mobility Workshop – servicing and repairs including as Mobile Engineer
• An accessible caravan home (weekly hire) and narrow-boat (crewed daily hire)
• IT Learning Centre
• Galleries Community Café – including weekly Lunch Clubs
• Support on Employment, Direct Payments, Personal Health Budgets, Payroll Service and Long-COVID
• Organisers of Disability Awareness Day – UK’s largest not for profit annual disability exhibition
• Volunteering and Work Placement opportunities

Contact: 01925 240064

Drive Ability North West partners with Warrington Disability Partnership in delivering the Hubs Mobility Service and offers expert services including:

• Car driving assessment
• High Tech driving adaptations (including drive from wheelchair)
• Driver/passenger access/seating assessment
• Wheelchair/scooter loading assessment (including WAV)
• Driving tuition service
• Paediatric assessment for car seating (including restraints) and wheelchairs

Contact: 01942 483713

Drive Ability North West is accredited by the national charity Driving Mobility, which is supported by the Department for Transport and oversees a network of UK driving assessment centres.