Looking to hire wheelchair for maybe ... - Fibromyalgia Acti...
Looking to hire wheelchair for maybe 2 days September prefer powered but could consider manual - any recommendations/advice?
Do a google search "wheelchair hire placename" for some one in your locality or where you are going to - there are loads of companies hiring and some will deliver to you as well.
Julie xx
many thanks will do. i'm still struggling to adjust to the concept of this digital we're living in!
In the past I have hired a wheelchair from shopmobility so if you have a local one pop in and see them, their rates are lower than some private companies too, Good luck
sounds vaguely familiar i think maybe there is 1 round here somewhere thank u
Hi
Try the red cross
of course they offer all manner of services thank u for that
Hi Tulips,
If you have the choice hire a powered one that YOU can be in control of, mobility scooters are great. I've used them in shopping centres. You can go were YOU want when YOU want.
I say that because I have a normal one with big wheels that I can turn myself, but I'm waiting for a shoulder op so it's hard. My husband gets back ache stooping to push it, & tends to leave me facing a wall whilst he goes off for something as it's "quicker on my own"!
That drives me insane!!!!!! Thankfully I only use my chair if we are going out for the day. I am "too slow" to keep up with everyone & leave a silver trail behind!!! lol
If you go to the mobility shop you can get battery chairs which also fold for the boot of a car - great for holidays and shopping trips!
Mine is too bulky for that but has better suspension. Mine is paid for through the DLA mobility allowance - its leased for 3 years and has insurance, road tax, RAC cover and maintenance included.
However, if you only need it for a short time, and you don't need it to be self propelled, the Red Cross were great for me.
I do have a wheelchair too, through my doctors refering me to the local hospital. The lady on the phone was lovely and sent me a chair to try rather than wait for perhaps 6 months [depends on your area].
You can also buy them! I got my first wheelchair for £50. If you are going to buy you can get solid tyres which feel every bump but last or pneumatic tyres which need pumping up and replacing - quite difficult.
Good luck.
Soft hugs
oh my lord good for you 
i can picture the scene. If you haven't got a sense of humour to begin with, darn sure you'll get one pretty quick! thank you.
That's really useful lots of info. thank you. I have a large scooter through Motability as well, have not been able to use it was housebound for a whole year. got ramp finally and had 1st trip out Monday and it felt amazing. Now it doesn't want to go at all (perhaps as i've been getting more & more claustrophobic it was just getting lazy). called the shop who said was due for service anyway, picking it up next Thursday. I have invite to the wedding of my very best friend of many years, for which the scooter wont be right anyway, i think it may be an idea to get something else as well for different occasions, may well hire if i can for this time and look at buying something if i can find one fit for someone of my size, which is a bit of an added problem! Thank you so much, getting lots of different feedback, i really love this site and look forward to signing in every day. Sometimes feels great if i can help somebody (as opposed to feeling like the useless leech-type bod. sat in the corner lol), or looking for advice myself, and really love Paradise's daily chuckles!!!!
if your going for a short break then the disability living foundation or tourist baord will have hire numbers; if you are fully diabled sometimes its free; but be crefull what type of chair you hire as they are not all suitable for different terrains regards su
Many thanks. All info.much appreciated!
