remember those little blue 3 wheeled invalid carriages?
Quote from: slappy on 12 April 2017, 03:10:37 pm remember those little blue 3 wheeled invalid carriages? That is a plastic pig.
Quote from: BBROWN1664 on 12 April 2017, 03:21:33 pmQuote from: slappy on 12 April 2017, 03:10:37 pm remember those little blue 3 wheeled invalid carriages? That is a plastic pig.Not where I lived in Leeds, plastic pig was always a Reliant three wheeler and the invalid cars were rather nastily known as spasmobiles.
Obviously we have too many people getting Motability cars when they should be buying their own but I also accept that for some people we need to provide them with transport.the plastic pig might be the way to go. Disabled people will get dedicated cars that will help them transport themselves around and maybe one other passenger. Perhaps the plastic pig could be replaced with one of the San Permis cars from France?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39575293
They were phased out with the introduction of the Motability scheme.
anyone got a picture of the old blue plastic pig.?
The majority of motability car users (not all) have the car as a cheap means of getting a new car.
Lets be honest here. The majority of motability car users (not all) have the car as a cheap means of getting a new car.
Im with yamfazfan in that I have always brought cars around 3 years old and they have all seemed to be ex mobility cars very well kept.Whilst we are on the subject lets talk about disabled parking, mainly in supermarkets, they always seem to have way too many for the amount of cars using them I mean loads. I know that you can rule out the driver as they may the designated driver but quite often I cant help thinking "whats wrong with you" they seem quite able bodied to me.My local asda petrol station has a pump designated disabled but it is exactly the same and people have been so conditioned that no one uses it as a normal pump.
Quote from: fazersharp on 17 April 2017, 11:03:37 amIm with yamfazfan in that I have always brought cars around 3 years old and they have all seemed to be ex mobility cars very well kept.Whilst we are on the subject lets talk about disabled parking, mainly in supermarkets, they always seem to have way too many for the amount of cars using them I mean loads. I know that you can rule out the driver as they may the designated driver but quite often I cant help thinking "whats wrong with you" they seem quite able bodied to me.My local asda petrol station has a pump designated disabled but it is exactly the same and people have been so conditioned that no one uses it as a normal pump.You can't just look at someone and decide they look able bodied.Physically they might look okay, but they may have breathing difficulties in which case parking nearer to an entrance can be a huge benefit, especially in cold weather.