Alternative Sources of Wheelchair Loan

ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF WHEELCHAIR LOAN

CHARITY LOAN

AGE UK. Manor House, Grassington Road, Sidcup 020 8300 0883. Open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm User needs to be over 55. £30 refundable deposit. Free first week. £10 per week for next three weeks. Five weeks and over £5 per week charge. Wheelchairs must be collected. Proof of Bexley address required (utility bill/driving licence).

SHOPPING CENTRES

BEXLEYHEATH SHOPPING CENTRE Shopmobility, The Mall 020 8301 5237 Open Tues/Thurs/Fri 10am-3pm. £5 membership fee per year. Telephone booking available. Proof of address required. Manual wheelchair and scooter loan for use within the Broadway/Bexleyheath shopping area.

BLUEWATER SHOPPING CENTRE: Shopmobility, lower level plaza yellow car park. 01322 427427. Open Mon-Fri 10am-8pm Sat 9am-8pm Sun 11am-4pm. Two forms of ID required, one with printed address. Pre-book both manual wheelchairs and electric scooters – 48 hours’ notice recommended. Loan sessions are 10am-2pm/2pm- 6pm/4pm-8pm. For non-members fees per 4 hour session £6 for scooters and £3 for manual wheelchairs. Membership £20 per year. For members fees per 4 hour session £3.50 for scooters and £1 for manual wheelchairs.

LAKESIDE SHOPPING CENTRE, THURROCK. Shopmobility, Blue car park 10 (near Debenhams). 01708 869744. Open Mon-Fri 10am-10pm Sat 9am-9pm Sun 11am-5pm. Manual wheelchairs, electric scooters and electric wheelchairs. Book by telephone in advance. Two forms of ID needed, one photo ID (blue badge, driving licence, passport) and one utility bill showing name and address. Free loan. Donations greatly received. Various loan sessions available to book.

INTU BROMLEY SHOPPING CENTRE. Shopmobility, Bromley Car Park Level 1, 020 8313 0031. Open Mon/Tues/Weds/Fri/Sat 8.45am-5.45pm. Thurs 8.45am-6pm. Sun 10.30am-5pm. Book in advance by telephone. Two forms of ID required, one with photo ID and one with address. £20 deposit required. £3 charge for up to 4 hours. £5 charge for over 4 hours. Manual wheelchairs and electric scooters available. RENTAL COMPANIES

HOLMAX 21 25-35 Birkbeck Road, Sidcup 020 8300 1000 Open Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm. £5 charge for day rental. £30 per week for manual wheelchair. Cost reductions on long term loans. Notice required. Can be delivered and collected although may incur a charge.

M&B MOBILITY 020 8300 8284 or 07958 639675 Wheelchairs for hire £12.50 per week. £10 delivery. Servicing and repairs. Reconditioned wheelchairs for sale.

WELLING MOBILITY. 111 Bellegrove Road, Welling, DA16 3PG, 020 8304 0070. Open Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm. Sat 9.30am-4pm. Loan chairs £8 per day. £35 per week. £100 deposit plus 2 forms of ID. No bariatric chairs. Weight limit for users approx. 17st.

KENT MOBILITY Unit 1, Bridge Farm, Upper Haysden Lane, Tonbridge. 01732 770251 Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Charges applicable dependent on type of wheelchair required. Manual and electric wheelchairs available. Refundable deposit required (by cash or cheque) - £50 for manual wheelchairs and £100 for powered/electric wheelchairs and scooters.

INTERNET BASED SERVICE

WHEEL FREEDOM www.wheelfreedom.com 0800 0258005 £14 fee per week loan. Manual wheelchairs and scooters. Next day delivery.

PLEASE NOTE:

If you look in the mobility section of the telephone directories, there are many other companies listed.

Most of the companies listed above request identification, in the form of a household bill or driving licence showing your name and address. Deposits are always refundable subject to conditions applied by the company.

All of the above request that wheelchairs are prebooked. There may be restrictions on where you can use/take the wheelchair.

The above are alternative sources of loan. Bexley Wheelchair Service do not have any connection or responsibility for any of the above companies or organisations or the equipment that they loan out.

Please make sure you are fully aware of your responsibilities for the loan equipment.

Updated September 2014