Wheelchair Cars Hire Service Fits the Bill

Jackie McGuckin was delighted to discover a new wheelchair cars hire service from Allied Mobility which allowed her disabled husband to travel home from hospital.

Ken McGuckin is, sadly, paralysed from the waist down and spends most of his time in hospital.  In December Ken had not been home for over three months and his family were keen to have him home so they could spend Christmas together.

Wheelchair Cars Hire Service

While visiting her husband in hospital Jackie came across an advert for Allied’swheelchair cars hire service.  She contacted Allied and was delighted to learn that she could hire a wheelchair accessible vehicle through our Open Road service.

After contacting Allied’s wheelchair cars hire team Jackie was taken through the choices available to her and opted for the Fiat Doblo Freedom.

Jackie recalls: “All our family really wanted Ken to be able to spend Christmas at home.  However because he needs a wheelchair it’s impossible to travel without a wheelchair accessible vehicle.

“To find out it was possible to arrange wheelchair accessible vehicle hire was brilliant as otherwise Ken wouldn’t have been able to come home”.

Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle Hire

“Being able to arrange wheelchair accessible vehicle hire gave us much more flexibility as I could pick Ken up and drop him off whenever it suited us, rather than having to rely on a taxi.  Ken was over the moon that he could spend time at home with the family.”

Jackie continues: “When I rented the Fiat Freedom wheelchair car I was a bit worried about operating the equipment but the demonstration I received from Grant, my hire advisor, showed how easy the ramp and wheelchair restraints were to use.  I had no problems at all.”

Allied offers a wide range of wheelchair cars for hire and our experienced mobility advisors will help you choose the right vehicle to suit the wheelchair and wheelchair passenger concerned.  Your wheelchair hire car can be delivered direct to your door anywhere in the UK and you’ll receive one-to-one guidance on using the vehicle when it’s delivered.  Special rates are available for regular or extended wheelchair accessible vehicle hire.

Great Service

Jackie adds: “The mobility car we hired was really great – when Ken was in the car his visibility was excellent and he felt very secure and it was both comfortable and practical.  We also had Ken’s two children in the car with him and they loved it.

“Ken is often in hospital and since our initial two week hire we have used the service a second time and would definitely use it in the future.”