{"id":15660,"date":"2024-04-25T18:11:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/driving-mobility-delivering-independence-through-driving-and-mobility-assessments-across-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T18:11:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:11:08","slug":"driving-mobility-delivering-independence-through-driving-and-mobility-assessments-across-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/business\/driving-mobility-delivering-independence-through-driving-and-mobility-assessments-across-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Mobility \u2013 delivering independence through driving and mobility assessments across the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D7wFpmKqQ0Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Introducing Driving Mobility.<\/p>\n<p>Driving Mobility is a national charity supported by The Department for Transport that co-ordinates a network of driving and mobility assessment centres across the UK. These 21 centres, many with outreach facilities, provide \u2018fitness to drive\u2019 assessments for clients that self-refer and are signposted from DVLA, Motability, the NHS and Police. Helping individuals with disabilities to regain or maintain independence is achieved by professional advice regarding appropriate vehicle adaptations and mobility equipment. <\/p>\n<p>0800 559 3636<br \/>\ninfo@drivingmobility.org.uk<\/p>\n<div class=\"newsmag-video-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6vUxSpkNBh\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivingmobility.org.uk\/find-a-centre\/\">Find a centre<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Find a centre&#8221; &#8212; Driving Mobility\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drivingmobility.org.uk\/find-a-centre\/embed\/#?secret=mEdEvTFYRD#?secret=6vUxSpkNBh\" data-secret=\"6vUxSpkNBh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This video features two of the centres which are part of Driving Mobility &#8211; The William Meritt Centre in Leeds and the headquarters of RDAC, Hampton in Arden.<\/p>\n<p>Driving Mobility is privileged to have Baroness Thomas of Winchester as their patron, and is supported by HM Government<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Driving Mobility \u2013 delivering independence through driving and mobility assessments across the UK<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Driving+Mobility+%E2%80%93+delivering+independence+through+driving+and+mobility+assessments+across+the+UK&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Driving Mobility \u2013 delivering independence through driving and mobility assessments across the UK - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=664a025dd74f4f21925bed0f601c7062&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carwow.co.uk%2Fsmall-cars%2Fhigh-driving-position&amp;c=5074307408660106813&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBest small cars with a high driving position\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A high driving position is useful, particularly when driving in the city, because it gives you a better view of the road ahead. 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