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Sunrise Medical Quickie Power Wheelchair Dealer of the Year
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This week Wheelfreedom received an award from Sunrise Medical as their Power Wheelchair Dealer of the Year for 2018. We are honoured to receive this award, which is a recognition of the expertise and dedication of our staff towards providing an outstanding service for our Quickie powered wheelchair customers.
Bank Holiday Wheelchair Hire
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The summer bank holiday weekend is approaching, and this means that we will be closed on Monday 27th August. For those ordering one of our manual products, orders will need to be placed by 3:30pm on Friday 24th if you want to receive this before the holiday. We will open as usual on Tuesday 26th August. So, it is not too late to get those orders in for your weekend, wherever you decide to go.
Sunrise Medical Quickie Q700-Up Standing powerchair
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The new Sunrise Medical Quickie Q700-Up Standing powerchair, is the latest, and greatest standing powerchair currently on the market. An upgrade from Sunrise’s Quickie Jive Up, the Q700 is packed full of new features both internally and externally to allow you to experience life from a different point of view.
Product Profile – TGA Vita 4, Ex Hire- £1,300*
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If you are looking for style, performance and value, you cannot look beyond our, ex-demo, TGA Vita 4. This hi-tech scooter bridges the gap between practicality and aesthetic beautifully to provide a solid, comfortable ride whilst you embrace your independence and look good doing it.
Motability Assist Launch New Breakdown App for scooter and powerchair Customers
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Motability Assist, the specialist breakdown service, which ensures customers on the Motability scheme who have broken down when out and about get home safely and securely, have released a new mobile app to help both customers and Motability Assist themselves get the best possible results.
Rollator popularity increases
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At the beginning of the Summer we, after many months of research, started providing rollators for our customers. Since we started doing rollators, we have seen their demand grow at a rapid rate. It is often a popular alternative to mobility products such as wheelchairs as it allows the user that level of independence which can only come from walking on your own two feet.
Top tips for traveling on a plane in a wheelchair
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Summer has been well and truly here in the UK for some time, with us enjoying some of the hottest weather in some years, however it is still the prime time to take your summer holiday. This has not always been easy for those who are disabled and especially for those who need to take a wheelchair or powerchair away with them.
Wheelfreedom to close early Saturday 7th July
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Due to the heroics of the England football team, Wheelfreedom are closing early to allow our staff and fans to enjoy the game. Because of this our phones will be off from 2:30 and any collections/ drop offs will need to be made to our premises by 2pm.
Staff Training - 27th June
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On Wednesday 27th June we will be closing early for a staff training event. This will not affect next day delivery at all as we will be closing at 16:30, one hour after the next day cut off.
We will be open as usual on Thursday 28th June.
New Revo 2.0 - What It's All About
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Pride Mobility already manufacture one of the most comprehensive ranges of mobility scooters around, and that range has just grown further with the addition of the Revo 2.0. This new arrival fills a gap in their range, being a creative hybrid between the performance and comfort of medium sized scooters and the transportability of small “car boot” scooters”.
Product Profile: Q100 R
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The long-awaited Sunrise Medical Quickie Salsa Q100 R was released this summer, and is now available for long-term hire or purchase from Wheelfreedom. This ultra-compact, rear wheel drive powerchair offers excellent performance, stylish aesthetic and a long range. In fact, the Q100 R is big on everything except the price.
We now do Rollators!
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Following customer feedback, Wheelfreedom have been looking into Rollators for a while now, and after testing out a large number of rollators, from various suppliers we have settled on… The Invacare Dolmite Jazz2 610!
Spring Bank Holiday
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We are closed this May bank holiday, meaning our last day of business will be Friday 25th May. Any orders placed on this day can be delivered on Saturday 26th (at a surcharge), otherwise standard deliveries will arrive on Tuesday 29th May, when our offices will re-open as usual.
New Jazzy Zero Turn for Baroness Thomas
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Wheelfreedom and Pride mobility joined forces to handover a new Jazzy Zero Turn mobility scooter to Baroness Thomas of Winchester. Having been a customer of ours for a number of years, it is always an honour to assist Baroness Thomas with all her mobility needs. The handover itself was done by one of our experienced mobility specialists Aaron Cushen, who ensured that Celia was confident using the scooter and that it was fully fitted and adjusted for her comfort and safety.
Product Profile: Quantum 4Front Powerchair
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Having carried out a consultation for the Quantum 4Front at the start of this week, we’ve decided to profile this distinctive powerchair that has attracted much interest since being launched earlier this year.
Fleet Clearance: Pride Colt Plus - £300
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Pride Mobility’s Colt Plus is an affordable pavement scooter, designed for daily use, and we have two ex-hire models available to purchase at an incredibly low price. Being slightly larger than others in the Colt pavement range and other boot scooters, it aids in transporting the driver comfortably around streets and pavements, with a sturdy and reliable feel to it.
Wheelfreedom Get Hands-On With The New Quickie Krypton
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Wheelfreedom welcomed Sunrise Medical’s Quickie wheelchair specialists to our London service centre on Tuesday this week. As a Quickie Professional dealer, we have over ten years’ expertise in Sunrise Medical’s range of high-end wheelchairs, and this was an opportunity to get hands-on with the pioneering new carbon-fibre Krypton and see how it fits into the Quickie active user wheelchair range.
Government Consider Plans for Improved Disabled Air Travel.
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The government are looking into measures to improve air travel for disabled passengers after problems at Heathrow airport were highlighted recently by BBC journalist Frank Gardener, when he was left sat on a plan for an hour and a half after it had landed.
JIVE F XL now available for Short Term Hire
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It is increasingly difficult to find a powerchair for anyone of a heavy user, or bariatric size on short term hire. The larger size and more expensive parts mean that the cost skyrockets and it becomes almost impossible to afford for a small number of weeks… until now.
Easter Bank Holiday Weekend
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Wheelfreedom will be closed over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, from Friday 30th March – Monday 2nd April, and re-opens on Tuesday 3rd April with normal opening hours. Please read on for more information on our service over the Easter period.
Heathrow Won’t Compensation Delayed Disabled Passengers.
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In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye was asked various questions regarding the airports responsibility when it came to providing compensation for disabled passengers who were left stranded, or severely delayed coming in or out of the airport. Heathrow claim they will now work to a “20 minute” target for which to get a disabled traveller off a plane, after every other passenger has left, however his answers repeated the idea that he doesn’t “think it’s reasonable that we should take financial responsibility” for passengers who aren’t helped within this time frame.
Accessible routes option added to Google maps
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Google have introduced a new feature on Google Maps which allows users to plan their journeys based on routes which provide step free access. The programme was designed to help people navigate the world by finding the quickest, or best route from A to B, or even just to show where the nearest ‘anything’ is to your current location. However, the ‘best’ or ‘quickest’ routes are often not the most convenient for someone with a disability.
Breeze S4 Redesign
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The Breeze S4 has been given a stylish new redesign by the guys over at TGA Mobility. The new design adds a modern look, while TGA have also introduced the option of a new ‘charcoal grey’ shroud. It is not only the body which has been redesigned, the tiller and dashboard have both seen changes, creating a more aesthetically pleasing look, with smoother edges and a better laid out display. A canopy (Pictured) can also be fitted, creating a more complete look, whilst also having the practical function of keeping the elements off of the user.
What do I need? Knee Scooter or Leg Trolley?
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We receive many calls from customers who have recently suffered a foot or ankle injury asking which the best option for them is, the Knee Scooter or the Orthopaedic Leg Trolley. Both the Knee scooter and the Orthopaedic Leg Trolley function in the same way, by resting the knee of the injured lower leg on the knee rest pad, and pushing along the ground using the uninjured leg, propelling the Knee Scooter or Leg Trolley in the desired direction. But which is the right one for you?
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