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Hello
I’m in to minds with regards a WAV.
We’ve finally got a charitable grant award and my next challenge is getting suppliers to actually commit to a demonstration within 3 months, let alone two demonstrations.
My BIG concern is should this van brake down, what happens? How do you get a power chair user home?
Has anybody been through this?
Regards Paul.
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I can’t answer your questions I’m afraid but, I doubt very much your powerchair will be left stranded in the event of a breakdown.
Over the years my late wife had a couple of WAVs. We were involved in an accident and the WAV (Merc Sprinter) was undrivable. They took us the 5 miles home on the flat bed rescue truck whilst in the WAV which was, er, an experience. I don’t recall how we managed without it but I suspect I had my own car.
That was a long time ago now.
If you are concerned about mechanical breakdowns, well, it is the same risk regardless of the vehicle I’d say. It will be a new and a well maintained vehicle, I wouldn’t worry about it. C’est la vie!
We had a VW transport after that and both vehicles transformed out lives. The ease and speed of getting in and out was amazing. And we didn’t miss the physical discomfort of transfers either!
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I assume the RAC would get you home with your power chair but lucky not to have had a breakdown myself its the problems of getting a suitable adapted car while yours is off the road being repaired or as in my case being repaired after an accident.
In my two cases of no fault accidents since 2008 and joining MB both times have been a nightmare getting an adapted car to stand-in for a couple of weeks, not a problem for carers who drive on behalf of a disabled person but like I’ve said “a nightmare” for disabled drivers of adapted cars who’s carer does not drive but such is life in the disabled world we find ourselves in.
Most of the time being able to drive and get about in my disabled condition over the past 16 years has been a joy and 99% of that time a carefree breeze so I wouldn’t worry to much about getting home after a breakdown should you be unlucky enough to have one.
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