CarAdaptation Motoring and Hire solutions for disabled drivers and passengers O C Mobility Solutions are a NSAI Approved fitting centre Wheelchair accessible Taxis, Grant Scheme announced Help & SupportBuying & SelectingQuestions & AnswersPersonal AssessmentEnquire Today Unit 1, Woodlawn Business Park, , Old Airport Road, Cloghran , Dublin, Co Dublin., Ireland Tel: Sales 01 8332301 view interactive map on GoogleMaps Freedom Mobility.ieOur showrooms are based in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo (You will get directions here) and also have a depot in Oranmore Co.Galway. We are ideally located for customers in Connaught, but supply vehicles nationwide, throughout Ireland. With over 20 years of experience in the motor trade, our team are experts in the purchase of wheelchair accessible vehicles, and we're available to provide advice to disabled drivers on the purchase of new and second-hand vehicles for adaptation to suit their needs. Specialist Company for Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
At Freedom Mobility, we provide both new and used wheelchair accessible vehicles for sale, lease or hire. We also provide a vehicle adaptation service for your existing car if required. We also offer a range of wheelchair accessible taxis for sale. Our service is consumer focused and we always go that extra mile to ensure that the process of acquiring a car from us is as hassle free as possible; from grant applications right through to after sales support. Freedom Mobility showrooms can be found in Galway and Mayo, but our service is available on your doorstep if desired; simply call our offices and arrange a no obligation consultation with one of our team to test-drive your chosen vehicle. We are Ireland’s biggest stockists of high quality new & used wheelchair accessible cars & adapted vehicles. Give us a call for help, advice, guidance & information 094-9542652 / 087-7607879 / 087-2646349New & Used Cars Dublin - Wheelchair Accessible Cars OC Cars & Mobility Ltd are an Independent Motor Dealer located in Dublin who sell new and used cars as well as a large selection of Wheelchair Accessible Cars and Vehicles.
We have over thirty years' experience in the motor Industry. We are located at Unit 1 Woodlawn Business Park on the Old Airport Road in Cloghran Co. Dublin. A family owned business, OC Cars & Mobility Ltd., success has been built on offering customers a personal and friendly service. We have some of the best used cars Dublin has to offer, we are also specialists in Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles, with a great selection of wheelchair accessible cars and taxis in our showrooms. We have a large selection of Guaranteed Quality Used Vehicles on site. OC Cars offer a comprehensive range of services. We have a full onsite Service centre, we also offer Body Repairs and Valeting. As well as our Car Sales division OC Cars & Mobility Ltd, have a skilled and dedicated Mobility consultant and Wheelchair accessible vehicle advisors that are available to discuss your options on cars for disabled passengers and drivers and to help you chose the right base vehicle, adaptation, seating plan and wheelchair access features to meet your individual needs.
We have a fully accredited NSAI Approved fitting centre and offer both IVA and SQI certification. We are delighted that you have visited our site and we welcome any comment or suggestions you may have. Customer satisfaction is our number one priority.The cost of running and adapting a wheelchair accessible taxi is too much to cater for a very small portion of the market, President of the Irish Taxi Drivers Federation Joe Heron has said. He was speaking after figures released by the National Transport Authority (NTA)showed that just 5 per cent of licensed taxis are wheelchair accessible. Despite efforts to increase the amount of accessible vehicles on the road, their number has decreased by almost 40 per cent since 2008. Modifying a vehicle can add between €7,000 and €8,000 to the cost, according to Pat Fitzsimons of Parfit Limited, a Dublin company specialising in vehicle conversions The NTA says it has renewed its focus on increasing the proportion of wheelchair accessible vehicles “by restricting new licences to wheelchair-accessible vehicles [AND]by easing the size specifications required for a licence to bring the entry costs down”.
The authority said grants of €871,000 added 134 wheelchair accessible vehicles to the taxi fleet in 2015. Speaking on Newstalk Breakfast Mr Heron said: “It’s much more expensive to run a wheelchair accessible taxi than it is a saloon taxi.” “I think the problem was exacerbated in 2008 when there was the highest number of wheelchair accessible taxis - that was at the start of the slump. Since then, when things started to pick up in the economy, people got out of taxi work,”Mr Heron said. Dublin taxi driver Denis Doyle has a Toyota Hi Ace mini bus which he bought already adapted for wheelchair use. “It is a 2000 reg so I have to bring it for an NCT every six months. I then have to bring it for a suitability test. Those costs all add up.” He has a son who is a wheelchair user and much of his work revolves around contacts who need to be brought to and from hospital, school and day care. “I don’t take off street work any more. People are reluctant to hail a mini bus or modified taxi as they think it is bigger and going to cost more, so you get less business that way.”
“Insurance is extra for wheelchair modified vehicles, some insurance companies will not even quote,” he added. The taxi driver admits that driving a modified taxi is not of interest to many in the industry. He recently came across an elderly lady with her husband in a wheelchair, a taxi that had come for them could not put the chair in as it did not have ramps and there was no way she could lift her husband, fold the chair . “I have this vehicle for personal as well as work reasons. There is an extra cost involved and not everyone wants to do that. There is also the extra VAT, so it can be quite expensive to go down that route.” According to the Central Statistics Office, 13per cent of the Irish population is currently living with a disability.By continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Click here to find out more » Add an image URL Upload a video | Alternatively, you can email us at: tips@thejournal.ie Please log in to comment