Drive Ability North West

Drive Ability North West We can help you with assisted driving, accessibility and independent living.

Find it hard to get out and about❓If your child has a disability or challenging behaviour, we can help with a free car s...
20/07/2025

Find it hard to get out and about❓

If your child has a disability or challenging behaviour, we can help with a free car seat and harness assessment ✅

📲 01942 483 713
💻 www.bridgewater.nhs.uk/drive

Need support getting back on the road after a ? 🚘 We can help ✅For free driving support and assessment: 📲 01942 483 713...
17/07/2025

Need support getting back on the road after a ? 🚘

We can help ✅

For free driving support and assessment:

📲 01942 483 713
💻 www.bridgewater.nhs.uk/drive

Feel older age may be affecting your driving? 🚗We can help you drive safely, maintaining your independence as a driver o...
13/07/2025

Feel older age may be affecting your driving? 🚗

We can help you drive safely, maintaining your independence as a driver or passenger 💙

For free driving support and assessment:

📲 01942 483 713
💻 www.bridgewater.nhs.uk/drive

Today’s the day and what a glorious day it is ☀️ Come and visit us in the main arena at the Driving Mobility stand!Find...
13/07/2025

Today’s the day and what a glorious day it is ☀️

Come and visit us in the main arena at the Driving Mobility stand!

Find out more about our assessment process, vehicle adaptations and more!

📍 Walton Hall Gardens, Warrington WA4 6SN

Tomorrow is the day Come and see you and meet some of our friendly team 👋📍 Walton Hall & Gardens, Warrington🕘 9:30 AM ...
12/07/2025

Tomorrow is the day

Come and see you and meet some of our friendly team 👋

📍 Walton Hall & Gardens, Warrington
🕘 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

📣 It’s nearly here! Tomorrow is and we’re thrilled to be part of this fantastic celebration of accessibility and inclusion.

Visit the Driving Mobility stand to meet our team including clinicians and ADIs, ask questions, and discover how our assessments help people of all ages stay mobile and independent.

🚗 On the stand, you’ll find interactive features, including adapted vehicles and a large test track where visitors can try out mobility scooters and a powered wheelchair – a great way to explore equipment in a safe, supportive space.

📍 Walton Hall & Gardens, Warrington
🕘 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Come and see how we’re supporting the “Access All Areas” message at this year’s . We’ll see you tomorrow! 👋

Drive Ability North West William Merritt Centre

Come and see us on Sunday 😀
11/07/2025

Come and see us on Sunday 😀

Looking forward to meeting 👩‍⚕️ occupational therapists, 🧑‍⚕️ physios, 🚗 approved driving instructors, and many more at this Sunday at Walton Hall Gardens in Warrington! 💬🙌♿️

🦽🚗🌳It's Month! 🌳🚗🦽We will be at the Disability Awareness Day at Walton Hall Gardens in Warrington this Sunday (13th Ju...
08/07/2025

🦽🚗🌳It's Month! 🌳🚗🦽

We will be at the Disability Awareness Day at Walton Hall Gardens in Warrington this Sunday (13th July). Come and see how we can help with building a more accessible world! 😃

Access to a suitable vehicle can be key to accessing the outdoors, improving the wellbeing of disabled people. Here at Drive Ability North West, we can explore driving adaptations to help with vehicle operation, vehicle access, and equipment storage/loading.

Drop by and say hi to us this Sunday!! 👋👋

Visitors to the show can also expect to find over 200 exhibitors, equipment suppliers, transport, holidays, leisure, employment, support groups and services.

♿Disability Awareness Day 2025 is fast approaching! ♿🗓️ Come and visit us on Sunday 13th July!A great opportunity to mee...
07/07/2025

♿Disability Awareness Day 2025 is fast approaching! ♿

🗓️ Come and visit us on Sunday 13th July!

A great opportunity to meet some of our friendly team and find out how we can help support with maintaining your driving independence 🚘

We help hundreds of children with disabilities get out and about with free car seat and harness assessments 💙Contact us ...
06/07/2025

We help hundreds of children with disabilities get out and about with free car seat and harness assessments 💙

Contact us at:

📲 01942 483 713
💻 http://bridgewater.nhs.uk/drive

Come and visit us next week 🚘
06/07/2025

Come and visit us next week 🚘

✅ Just 1 week to go until

Visit the Driving Mobility stand to meet our team from three of our independent assessment centres, ask questions, and discover how our assessments help people of all ages stay mobile and independent.

🚗 On the stand, you’ll find interactive features, including adapted vehicles and a large test track where visitors can try out mobility scooters and a powered wheelchair – a great way to explore equipment in a safe, supportive space.

👩‍⚕️ Chat to our clinicians
🚗 Meet our Approved Driving Instructors
💬 Discover how we support people with disabilities, injuries or medical conditions to learn or return to driving safely.

🗓️ Sunday 13th July | Walton Hall & Gardens, Warrington
🎟️ Free entry

Drive Ability North West William Merritt Centre

From all of us here at Drive Ability North West and Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we’d like to ...
28/06/2025

From all of us here at Drive Ability North West and Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we’d like to thank all those serving and who have served in the UK Armed Forces 🫡

Ministry of Defence Mobility

Struggling to get out and about? 🤔Get your freedom back, with a mobility scooter 🛵Contact us for free assessment and adv...
27/06/2025

Struggling to get out and about? 🤔

Get your freedom back, with a mobility scooter 🛵

Contact us for free assessment and advice:

📲 01942 483 713
💻 www.bridgewater.nhs.uk/drive

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Ashton In Makerfield

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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We are a Driving Mobility accredited regional driving assessment service, which is operated by Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and supported by the Department for Transport (DfT). The service is one of only 4 NHS operated driving assessment centres in the UK and has been in operation for over 26 years, being previously known as Wrightington Mobility Centre, and based at Wrightington hospital.

Our main centre is based in Haydock, Merseyside, although we also operate outreach services within the Liverpool and Lancashire area, which enables us to see our clients in areas closer to their own homes.

The North West Driving Assessment Service team consists of 6 Occupational Therapists, 3 Approved Driving Instructors and 2 Administrators. We undertake assessments and provide advice on all aspects of driving, vehicle adaptations, vehicle access and loading and stowage of mobility equipment in a vehicle. Assessments and advice with regards to motorised mobility scooter suitability are also available at our centre.

The service also undertake assessments and provide advice for specialist car seats and harnesses for disabled children. We are also the North West providers for the Bugzi service which is owned and operated by Meru charity.