Web Links
Mobility
BBNav
Blue badge enhanced GPS navigation.
Website: www.bbnav.co.uk
Blue Badge Parking Scheme
Information on the Blue Badge Parking Scheme.
Website: www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/Motoringandtransport/DG_4001061
British School of Motoring (BSM)
This is a national driving school with specially trained instructors
Tel: 0845 727 6276
Website: www.bsm.co.uk
Disabled Drivers Association
Promotes independence through improved mobility for disabled people.
Tel: 01508 489 449
Website: www.dda.org.uk
Disabled Persons Railcard
One year card costs £18.
Tel: 0845 605 0525
Website: www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Service
Campaigns for better travel throughout the UK.
Website: www.dptac.gov.uk
Drive and Vehicle Licensing Agency- DVLA
Tel: 0870 240 0009
Mincom / text phone: 01792 766 366
Website: www.dvla.gov.uk
Drivers Medical Group
Part of the Driving Standards Agency dealing with medical issues.
Tel: 0870 600 0301
Driving Standards Agency
Responsible for driving tests in the UK.
Website: www.dsa.gov.uk
GOJO
A new campaign to help you get the best out of public transport.
Website: www.mygojo.co.uk
Mobilise
Promotes independence through improved mobility.
Tel: 01508 489449
Website: www.mobilise.info
Mobility Advice and Vehicle Information Service- MAVIS
Helps disabled motorists make informed decisions about their mobility needs.
Tel: 01344 661000
Website: www.dft.gov.uk
Mobility and General Information Centre- MAGIC
Information on motoring and mobility including car adaptations.
Tel: 0800 240 241
Website: www.fordmagic.co.uk
Mobility Centres
Offer professional information, advice and assessment to people who have a medical condition or are recovering from an accident or injury.
Tel: 0800 559 3636
Website: www.mobility-centres.org.uk
Motability
Schemes to enable disabled people to lease or buy a car, a powered wheelchair or scooter.
Tel: 0845 456 4566
Website: www.motability.co.uk
NHS Wheelchair Service
Website: www.wheelchairmanagers.nhs.uk
Parking for Blue Badges
Information on the Blue Badges parking sScheme in London.
Tel: 020 7484 2900
Website: www.parkingforbluebadges.com
Queen Elizabeth Foundation
Enables disabled people to increased independence.
Tel: 01372 841100
Website: www.qefd.org
Ricability
An independent consumer research charity.
Tel: 020 7427 2460
Website: www.ricability.org.uk
ServiceCall
A system designed to make it easier for a person with limited mobility to use petrol stations, banks, shops, supermarkets and other services.
Freephone: 0800 458 3008
Website: www.service-call.net
Shopmobility
Promoting access and encouraging independence of people with disabilities through provision of mobility equipment.
Tel: 08456 442 446
Website: www.justmobility.co.uk/shop
