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Accessible Adventures: Pippa Stacey’s journey from Yorkshire to Bruges by train

Disability blogger Pippa Stacey shares her tips and experiences after travelling entirely by train from Yorkshire to Bruges on the Eurostar.

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Cold weather advice for powered wheelchair and scooter users

It’s important to be prepared when heading out on your scooter or powered wheelchair during the colder months, particularly when conditions are wintry. You may find yourself facing icy roads, ramps and pavements. So, we’ve put together a few tips to help you stay safe, warm and mobile this winter

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Scooter and powered wheelchair driving tips

Whether you’re driving a car or a scooter, it’s important to follow the rules of the road and practice road safety. Here are our top driving tips for scooter and powered wheelchair users.

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Jim Wood showing a demonstration of a powered wheelchair folding down

Video reviews: powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters on the Motability Scheme

Jim Wood, our in-house powered wheelchair and mobility expert at the Motability Scheme, shares his advice. Watch these videos to learn about new products available on the Scheme.

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Pippa sitting in her powered wheelchair smiling, in a park

My experience switching from a manual to a powered wheelchair

Pippa Stacey explains why she switched from a manual to a powered wheelchair. She shares her first impressions and how it's improved her quality of life.

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Woman in a powered wheelchair using her phone outside

What to expect if your mobility scooter or powered wheelchair needs a repair

Discover the top reasons for powered wheelchair or scooter repairs and how the Motability Scheme can support your with them.

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Disability blogger Pippa Stacey on her new powered wheelchair

Tips to store your powered wheelchair and scooter outdoors

Disability writer Pippa Stacey shares her experience of how to safely store and protect powered wheelchairs and scooters outside of your home.

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Looking after your Scheme product: tips from a powered wheelchair user

Disability blogger Emma Muldoon is a Scheme customer and full-time powered wheelchair user. In this article, she gives her top tips to help you keep your product working at its best.

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Wheelchairs with power add-ons now available in Scotland

If you get the enhanced rate mobility part of Adult Disability Payment or higher rate mobility component of Child Disability Payment, you can now lease some exciting new mobility products through the Scheme. Read out article to find out more.

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Top tips for using public transport with a powered wheelchair or scooter

Do you need to travel on public transport with a mobility scooter or powered wheelchair? Read our tips for using trains, buses, coaches, or taxis with your Scheme mobility aid.

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