Useful Websites - Filling Your Car

If you are an unaccompanied disabled driver it can be very difficult getting the help at petrol stations. The situation has been made even more difficult by the introduction of chip and pin as this has made paying very difficult for drivers who cannot easily get out of their vehicle, as standard card terminals cannot be used on the forecourt.

myhailo.co.uk

Simply press the button on your MyHailo fob to alert filling station staff that you need assistance. This is a rebranding of the Contacta system we reported on in a previous edition. If you have a Contacta fob it will work just the same. This system has been adopted by Sainsburys, Asda, Tesco and Cooperative service stations service-call.net This is system uses an infrared transmitter and has the benefit of there being a very large number of participating stations.

fuelservice.org - recommended by Heather Murrant

This is a smartphone app that will let you find a petrol station know in advance of arrival if there is a person available to help you at the petrol station before you arrive. If you don’t use a smartphone there is a text messaging service you can use. It has plenty of stations across the country, and the nearest to the centre are at Middlewich, Northwich and Sandiway.

New Road Tax Rates 2017

If you receive the enhanced rate for mobility for PIP or the higher rate for mobility for DLA then you are eligible to apply for exemption of Road Tax.

If however you receive the standard rate mobility component of PIP then you are eligible to apply for a 50% reduction.

To claim the 50% reduction the vehicle must be : • Registered in the disabled person’s name or their nominated driver’s name. • It must only be used for the disabled person’s personal needs. That means
the vehicle can’t be used by the nominated driver for their own personal use. • You can only have one vehicle tax exemption or reduction at any one time • You can apply for the 50% reduction if you get the Standard Rate mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

If you are entitled to the 50% discount, then you can ONLY obtain this by sending the appropriate paperwork to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1DZ.

For more information visit: www.gov.uk/ financial-help-disabled/vehicles-andtransport

Useful Car Products

Pinpoint
Do you have difficulty refilling your car? With a Pinpoint key fob simply press the button and you can stay in the driving seat while a member of staff refuels your car. With over 200 participating garages, the nearest to the NeuroMuscular Centre is at Sainsburys in Northwich. www.pinpointbycontacta. co.uk.

 
Eurokey
Yet another thing to add to your keyring if it doesn’t already look like it belongs to a prison warder.  If you find a Radar key useful and are travelling in Switzerland, Austria, Germany or the Czech Republic you may find that you will need a Eurokey. The universal key gives access to disabled
toilet facilities as well as lifts and cloakrooms. www.eurokey.ch

Pumpkin Universal Air Vent Magnetic Car Mount Holder & Cradle

If you keep loosing your phone down the side of your seat this, useful magnetic gadget sticks your phone on your dashboard.  Sanjay uses his big heavy Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in his VW Transporter. It doesn’t interfere with the operation of the phone or the bluetoothness. The phone stays in place over speed bumps and potholes.