Mobility
This section lists charitable or private businesses that supply electric scooters, power and manual wheelchairs, ramps, stairlifts with service backup and information on cars. Check out the Government services section to see what help can be obtained that is funded by the Isle of Man Government.
Ring 686325 for information on blue parking badges for disabled people.
CIRCA, a Manx Registered Charity offer Shopmobility
Level 2
Chester St Car Park
Douglas
IM1 2PG
Tel: 613713
Email enquiries@circa.org.im
Web Circa – Shopmobility Site
Hire for a donation for a few hours, for Uk medical appointments or a week or two.
Manual Wheelchairs
Power Wheelchairs
Electric Scooters
Walking Aids
Excellent Ramp systems (IOM) Ltd provide disabled access equipment at Alisa Cottage, Main Road, Ballasalla, IM9 2DA, mobile Tel: 428868.
Bikestyle Ltd Sales, Repair Services also repair some wheelchairs. Tel: 673576 . They are located at 42 Bucks Road, Douglas, IM1 3AD
The Lady Chaffeurs taxi service
The Lady Chauffeurs are a team of 4 kind considerate caring female drivers all police checked, all able to drive taxis so clients are fully insured. They will do what ever is needed including calling family to say clients are home and well. Please see the Fb and trip advisor sites for clients feedback. They can stay with the client and help them return to the car. They will consider all reasonable requests. The journey prices are all Gov metered prices and charge 20per hr waiting/accompanied time (as of July 2016). The long wheel base cars give 2 ft of space in the rear before touching the front seat and the large doors and perfect seat heights enables easy access. The car boots will fit a folded wheel chair in . They chauffeur female and male clients – it just means you will only ever get a female driver. A loyalty card is available and offers all clients a half price journey on the tenth journey. You can even book a TT Tour. Tel: 235577.
Kissack Care
Unit 19
Spring Valley Industrial Estate
Douglas
IM2 2QT
Tel: 611559
Email Enquiry – Kissack Care
Website Kissack Care
Mobility and Rehab Products
Making Life Easier
Stairlifts with Service Backup
Home visits arranged
Liftmann
Ian Corlett Ltd T/A Liftmann
Main Road
Santon
IM1 1AA
Tel: 822568
Mobility Scooters
Stair Lifts
Bathlifts
Manx Mobility offers a variety of mobility equipment and also smaller items for disability.
8 Summer Hill Road, Onchan
Tel: 07624 200680
www.manxmobility.com
email: service@mems.im
Motability
Motability are an independent company responsible for the finance, administration and maintenance of the Motability Scheme. All Motability Scheme vehicles are leased to customers by Motability, and Motability are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
They are your first port of call for advice and help when buying or leasing a car for those in receipt of full Disability Living Allowance – see www.motability.co.uk for more information about this service to adapt cars for your needs to get you mobile, plus wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVS), powered scooters or powered wheelchairs. The Motability Scheme enables you to lease a new car, scooter or powered wheelchair without the worry of owning and running one. Motability can be contacted on tel: 0800 093 1000. They stock leaflet guides too.
A local garage offer this service for cars.
Ocean Ford Isle of Man
Business Park,
Cooil Road,
Braddan
Tel: 820820
https://www.oceanford.com/motability/https://www.oceanford.com/motability/