ASC Mobility are one of the north-west's leading suppliers of mobility and household aides. With over 15 years of experience, we are able to help you and provide a knowledgable service to you, our customers. We are a family business, and pride ourselves on our personal, friendly and caring service. New in 2006 came our comprehensive In The Home Showroom, where you can see and try out products before you buy. Situated in the heart of Lytham, our showroom offers free disabled parking, and our friendly, helpful staff are on hand to provide demonstatrations and assistance with all our products.

ASC Mobility is your complete home mobility equipment provider aimed at giving people a more active and independent lifestyle.
ASC Mobility Store is respected national supplier of mobility aids. We gained a reputation for knowledge and expertise in the specialist mobility arena. We stock a comprehensive product portfolio peppered with top brand names to assist people with the practicalities of everyday life and comfort.

Our customer service offers expert help and advice to guide you through the secure online shopping process. We are a friendly, helpful, dedicated team who thrive on supplying the best products and services to our clients. We are on hand to offer advice or to source particular products that may not be immediately identifiable with the range.

When using wheelchairs indoors beware of narrow doors, steps, high surfaces. Protruding wall fittings and everyday household items such as childrens toy's, electrical appliances. Take extra care in kitchen environments. To ensure stability and safe control you must maintain proper balance at all times. All wheelchairs are designed to remain stable during normal use as long as the user does not move his/her centre of gravity outside the normal seating position.

When reaching/bending forward do not lean your body out of the wheelchair further than the length of the armrests. Do not attempt to reach objects by sliding forwards to the edge of the seat. When reaching/bending backwards do not reach any further than your arm will extend without changing your seating position. Never attempt to use an escalator or stairway, always use a lift. Occasionally check that the adjustments of the footrests, armrests and controllers are secure and are set in the most comfortable position for use.

Do not use on the road, except when crossing between pavements. When crossing the carriageway of a public road always take extra care and observe the highway code

Do not ride over deep, soft terrain such as deep grass, loose gravel or soft dirt

Do not attempt to mount a kerb without assistance

Do not carry passangers

It is recommended that users do not sit in the wheelchairs when in a vehicle, but transfer to a vehicle seat

Always engage a slow speed when going down gradients

Do not ride in reverse down a slop or kerb

Always keep your feet on the footplate when moving

Do not stand on the footplate when getting in or out of the wheelchair

Always keep pneumatic tyres at the correct tyre pressure

Where applicable it is advised to use the safety belt

ASC Mobility provides valuable wheelchair information in regards to both the transit wheelchair and self propelled wheelchair for individuals located within the UK. This site has been designed to provide visitors with an overview of the different types of wheelchair available, which specific wheelchairs would be most applicable for individual's needs and how to correctly use a wheelchair be it as an independent user or as a carer.

Manual wheelchairs are now available in a multitude of different sizes, specification and prices. It is important to ensure that when purchasing a wheelchair for oneself, for a friend, trustee or family member that the decision is carefully discussed with qualified professionals such as recognised distributors, Occupational Therapists or General Practitioners to ensure that specific needs of the individual is highlighted. With over fifty different types of manual wheelchair available it is often difficult to select which one would be most applicable for the users needs, the next page provides useful information to help you select the right wheelchair.

When a potential or existing wheelchair user has the ability to propel themselves via reasonably strong upper body strength the Self Propel is the recommended wheelchair. The Self Propel Wheelchairs allow users to gain their own independence and transportation.

If a user or potential user does not have sufficient upper body strength to propel oneself then the transit wheelchair is the option. The transit or sometimes referred to as the attendant controlled wheelchair places all the emphasis on the attendant and thus some strength of the attendant (pusher) is vital to ensure correct and effective use.

Wheelchairs can not only come in Self Propel and Transit but also can be provided as either a folding frame or rigid frame

Rigid frame wheelchairs have welded joints and a seat back that folds for transport. The wheels have quick-release axles that allow them to fit into a vehicle with ease. Most users are able to load their rigid wheelchair into a car without assistance, because they are made of lightweight aluminum and usually weigh a mere 8 to 15kg without wheels. The footrests on rigid wheelchairs are attached to the frame, acting like a platform that runs across the front. Some rigid models are available with a wheelchair latching bar attached to two flip-up wheelchair footrests. Rigid frame wheelchairs are for users concerned with efficiency and lightness.

Folding frame wheelchairs are conventional wheelchairs, constructed with an X-shaped brace at the center that allows the frame to fold sideways. Folding an X-frame is simple. Newer versions of the folding wheelchair are lighter than earlier steel models, but light folding models are sometimes still heavier than rigid frame wheelchairs because of their many parts and heavy folding footrests. A disadvantage to folding wheelchair frames is that they aren't as durable as rigid models. Since most of the joints move in order for them to collapse, folding wheelchairs suffer a lot of wear and tear. Moving joints are also troublesome to keep in proper alignment, making the folding frame less efficient than rigid models.

Whether it be an Electric Wheelchair or Powered Wheelchair the sheer amount of information available on the web, in libraries and in the press often provides potential users and carers a problem of too much information. Individuals are often left with the question How do I determine what is the right Electric Wheelchair for my needs?

This Electric Wheelchair specific site had been produced to provide visitors with a simple structured Electric Wheelchair portal of information to help you seek advice, learn more about the various types of Electric Wheelchairs available and some helpful hints and tips that individuals or carer's should consider before progressing with purchasing an Electric Wheelchair.