Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles – Derby

Wheelchair accessible vehicles Derby are modified vehicles that have undergone changes in order to fit a wheelchair and allow the wheelchair bound to sit in the wheelchair while it is on the vehicle. Usually, the kinds of modification made are lowering the floor, adding a ramp so that the wheelchair can roll on to the van and the addition of a power lift in some cases. The power lift helps to lift the wheelchair from the ground to the floor level of the vehicle.

Most vehicles that are changed to wheelchair accessible vehicles are generally large cars, small vans and medium sized vans. If you are looking to buy a wheelchair accessible vehicle, you should first bear in mind the wheelchair size to make sure that it will fit. You should also note the kind of flooring that is in the vehicle. You have to make sure that the vehicle will be able to carry the added weight of the wheelchair with no difficulty.

You might have to remove the floor of the minivan as well as adjustment of the front seats so that you will have room for another person. You also have to have enough space for the person to move about. Most companies that do wheelchair accessible vehicle conversions will try to make the adjustments from the rear or from the front of the vehicle.