To join the scheme:
- Complete a wheelchair loan scheme application form (PDF, 176.23KB).
- Take it to any one of the centres for the community, together with 2 forms of identity (1 must contain a photograph and 1 must prove your address).
You can book in advance by calling the centre to ensure the wheelchair that you need is available.
After you apply
Before we loan a wheelchair, we complete a safety checklist and supply you with instructions for use.
Staff at the centre can show you how to use the wheelchair correctly if you are not familiar with how to use it.
For your own wellbeing, you will not be allowed to use the equipment if it is felt that you cannot use it safely.
Wheelchairs
Regular wheelchairs support users up to 18 stone, and we also have 2 bariatric pushing wheelchairs available for users up to 25 stone.
The bariatric wheelchairs are available from the Cobham and Walton centres.
Charges and conditions
Membership to the scheme is:
- £5 per year for non-members
- free to community discount card holders
Service charges are either:
- £2 per day
- £10 per week
Loan periods:
- minimum is 1 day
- maximum is 1 week
Wheelchairs must not be taken out of the UK.