Lend a WAV?

womandancingwild

My CP friend has been asked to speak about Disability and Accessibility at a music festival in Honiton this week.  To get there we need a WAV as he is powered wheelchair user.  We've looked into hiring one for the weekend but it's prohibitively expensive.  Does anyone have a WAV they could lend/hire us to make this dream a possibility?  I have a full clean driving licence, I'm a 48-year-old woman, have driven all around Europe in a camper/bus.  We are London based but happy to travel to you to collect and drop it off.  Happy to pay to go on your insurance for the duration of our lend/hire. Please call me asap on <moderator removed personal details>

janer1967

Hi and welcome to the community 

I'm sorry but this isn't the type of thing we can help with 

It is a  online forum offering advice and information and support 

Part of the forum rules are that for personal safeguarding we do not allow personal information to be published 

Is there a community travel service in your area at all 
Or maybe the event organisers have a solution 

womandancingwild

Oh, that's a shame.  Does it work if I take off my telephone number and rephrase my request? The event organisers don't have a solution and I am not aware of a community travel service in my area but I will research it. 

Richard_Scope

It is very expensive to hire a WAV. 

My suggestion would be to use the train and then a WAV taxi. That's how I used to get around.

Cher_Alumni

Hi @womandancingwild

I have everything crossed you and your friend manage to get to the festival this week.  Please keep us updated with how you get on.

Just to advise: I've removed your mobile number from your initial post to protect your details - as per our house rules.  And also, I've moved your post to our Motability, Blue Badges and disabled motoring category.

All the best to you both  

womandancingwild

Thanks you Mods. 

The WAV would also double as a somewhere dry to sleep overnight.  He'll tip his chair back and I'll bed down on some sheepkins and blankets - so train and taxi isn't an option.