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• Off-road assessment
• Driving adaptations assessments The assessment team consists of
staff specifically trained to deal with all aspects of driving assessment and vehicle access. The team includes
an Administrator – your first point of contact for booking appointments and advice, an Occupational Therapist –who understands your medical condition and will look at ways to help you remain independently mobile and a Driving Instructor – specially trained in driving behaviour and the use of vehicle adaptations to help you drive.
We have a selection of manual
and automatic transmission cars, fully equipped with dual controls to ensure your safety. We will assess your driving in a vehicle that is similar to the vehicle you currently drive.
Our vehicles are fitted with various adaptations for you to try and if specialist adaptations are required, these can be obtained and fitted where necessary.
This new driving assessment centre
is easy to find. DriveAbility Scotland, 75 Hawthorn Street, Glasgow. G22 6HY is located next to Mobility Solutions, part of Allied Vehicles,
in Glasgow. It is open Monday to Wednesday, 9am-5pm, where the friendly team will be ready to resolve all assisted driving needs. You can also contact the team by phone on 0141 648 8470 or email info@driveabilityscotland.org.uk
The Driving Mobility team will
be on hand at the Kidz to Adultz Scotland Exhibition, stand V4 at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh on Thursday 8th September to specifically support young disabled drivers and those wishing to learn. There will be advice on all aspects of adapted driving from tuition
and gaining a licence through to appropriate vehicles and steering adaptations.
For further information about Driving Mobility: www.drivingmobility.org.uk
Driving Mobility coordinates a network of over 21 centres in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, many with outreach facilities, which provide ‘fitness to drive’ and mobility equipment assessments. Supported by The Department for Transport, Driving Mobility Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) and Occupational Therapists (OTs) guide and support individuals who self- refer or are signposted from the DVLA, Motability, Police and NHS.