Practical, no-nonsense guides and free interactive tools to help you stay safe, stay independent and spend wisely on mobility at home. No sales pitch, just the numbers and the know-how.
Mobility Quote Checker
Got a quote for a stairlift, bathroom, scooter, chair, bed or wheelchair? See where the price sits against the UK prices we publish, what the quote leaves out and the questions to ask before you sign.
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Compare Quotes Side by Side
Put two or three quotes in one table: price without VAT, warranty, servicing, lead time and payment terms, with anything missing marked.
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Grants and Funding Finder
Grants, VAT relief, Motability and charities that may help pay, for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, each linked to the official page.
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Scooter Total Cost Calculator
What a scooter costs to own over one, three and five years, with batteries, insurance, servicing and electricity, per year and per mile.
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Mobility Aid Shortlist
Scooters, powerchairs and riser chairs that fit your weight, car boot, range or seat height, from figures the makers publish.
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The Cost of Staying Put
A care home averages nearly £68,000 a year; a stairlift costs about £2,500 once. Use the live break-even calculator to compare adapting your home against the cost of residential care, for your own situation.
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Is Your Home a Fall Risk?
A room-by-room safety check that scores your home and gives you a personalised, prioritised list of fixes for stairs, bathroom, lighting and floors.
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Anatomy of a Stairlift
Tap any part of an interactive cutaway to see what it does in plain English, how stairlifts really work, and exactly what to check before buying a used one.
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9 Things the Stairlift Showroom Won’t Tell You
An honest guide to buying a stairlift: how to negotiate the price, claim your 20% VAT relief, find grants and reconditioned options, and sidestep the hard sell.
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The Independence Map
Where Britain grows old is not where care costs most. We map regional care-home fees against the ageing population, and the grant funding that helps people stay home anywhere.
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Stairlift Cost Calculator
Pick your staircase shape, steps and options for an instant installed price range, new, reconditioned or rental, based on the prices we track across UK installers.
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Mobility Aids Glossary
Every term you will meet in catalogues, OT assessments and quotes, from Blue Badge and Class 3 scooter to profiling bed and WAV, explained in a sentence or two.
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Looking for something specific?
Browse suppliers and advice by category: Stairlifts, Bathroom mobility, Mobility scooters, Wheelchairs, Daily living aids and Funding & grants. Or find a specialist near you.