We have provided external links to the websites of organisations that offer advice, information and services on mobility and motoring which may be useful. For links to Motability Scheme partners, such as Royal & SunAlliance or Autoglass, please see Car Scheme Contacts or Wheelchair and Scooter Scheme Contacts.
Whilst we regularly visit these websites, we have no responsibility for their content or reliability.
Motoring services
RAC Route Planner
To help you find your quickest way from A to B.
RAC Traffic News
Up to the minute information on traffic delays by region.
Blue Badge Scheme
Information about applying for the badge and to find Blue Badge parking bays near you.
BSM Mobility
Information about learning to drive with BSM Mobility.
Government bodies
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Provide a range of benefits and services for people who are ill or disabled and their carers, including the Disability Living Allowance.
Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA)
Provide pensions, welfare and support services to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, including the War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement.
DVLA
Information about driving licences, learning to drive, vehicle registration and car tax, for Northern Ireland see DVLNI.
Directgov
Information on a number of national and local government services including motoring, health, tax and benefits.
Department for Social Development
Information on social security benefits in Northern Ireland.
Department for Transport (DfT)
The official website for the Department for Transport. The DfT’s aim is a transport system, which balances the needs of the economy, the environment and society.
Other organisations
Able Magazine
Disability magazine including forum, reviews and information on accessible holidays, products and test drives
Assist UK
National network of Disabled Living Centres that enable people to try products and equipment and get advice about what products might suit their needs.
Brake
A charity providing road safety advice for children, motorcyclists and other drivers.
DIAL UK
A national network of approximately 130 local disability information and advice services run by and for disabled people.
Direct Enquiries
Help people find accessible shops, businesses and restaurants via their Nationwide Access Register.
Disabled Living Foundation
National charity providing advice about mobility products for disabled people, their carers and families.
Forum of Mobility Centres
Charitable network of centres providing advice and assessments to help people achieve independent mobility as drivers, passengers and wheelchair users.
Mobilise
A member organisation that promotes the welfare and personal mobility of disabled people, drivers and non-drivers.
Mobility Aids Guide
Provides information on a wide range of products and equipment to help disabled people find the right independent living aids to help, and give comfort, around the home.
RADAR (Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation)
Disability rights campaigning organisation, produce a range of useful publications including ‘Get Motoring’ and ‘Get Mobile’.
Ricability
Independent research charity, produce a number of useful reports for disabled people, such as ‘Getting a wheelchair into a car’.
Shopmobility
A scheme which lends wheelchairs and scooters to people with limited mobility to use whilst visiting shopping centres and leisure facilities.