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.  

Finding Accessible Toilets

Do you need toilets with facilities such as hoists to enable you to get out and about and enjoy the day-today activities?   In 2006 the Changing Places Consortium launched its campaign on behalf of people who cannot use standard accessible toilets. This includes many people with neuromuscular conditions.  The Changing Places website has a directory of toilet faculties in safe and clean environments, with enough space and the right equipment to meet the needs of people who use them. Each toilet on their database has to meet their specific standards such as a height adjustable changing bench and a hoist and enough space for carers. Unfortunately the British Standard for Changing Places does not include raised or raising toilet seats for those who would find this an issue. 

There are currently over 750 toilets access the UK listed on the site and they are constantly adding more sites. The database includes information about the type of location, if there are restrictions on who can use the toilet, the opening hour as well as details about the room and the equipment. The site can also direct you for hiring a mobile toilet facility for events. 

The database includes information about the type of location, if there are restrictions on who can use the toilet, the opening hours the room and the equipment.

www.changing-places.org