Wheelchair Accessible Citroen Berlingo

The Berlingo is a very popular wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) with wheelchair users as it ticks all the boxes.  A great compact car that allows a wheelchair user to get out and about with ease.

This lovely car has been converted by G M Coachworks and adapted with a lowered floor and a non-slip ramp with a generous width of 31.5 inches.  The wheelchair user is pushed into the car up the ramp by firstly attaching the inertia belts to the front of the wheelchair whilst at the bottom of the ramp.  The inertia belts have a no roll back function for added safety.  Once in the preferred position, the rear restraints are attached to the back of the wheelchair, pulled tight and this ensures that the chair is firmly in place.  The safety belts have a diagonal strap and a laptop strap to keep the wheelchair user safe and secure when travelling around – if you would like to see a demonstration of this, click on the ‘Advice’ button above where you will find a video under ‘How easy is it to use a WAV’.  The ramp is then stowed in the upright position, tailgate closed – its that simple.

Driving the Berlingo is also enjoyable – these little WAVs have plenty of power with their 1.6 cc diesel engine and this one has a manual gearbox.  An easy car to drive and manoeuvre due to its size – so parking up in supermarket/hospital car parks is made easier.  For a full list of features please check out the specification section included on this webpage.

If you require any guidance/advice please call us on 01824 707773 and speak to one of our experts.