Demonstration Day with Q'Straint

We recently attended a demonstration day with one of?our manufacturing partners Q'STRAINT , a global provider of wheelchair passenger safety solutions.

In addition to adaptation demonstrations, the team got to see a WAV crash simulator in action and to speak with some of the biggest adaptation providers about the current issues impacting the sector.

Our CEO, Andrew Miller , and director of corporate affairs, Caroline Murdoch , were joined by senior members of our WAV and adaptations teams, representatives from Motability, the Charity, David Jenkins, chair of AVAM, and delegates from 12 of our adaptation manufacturers (which, combined, provide 90% of adaptations for our fleet).

Andrew Miller, CEO of Motability Operations, commented:

“Almost one in ten of our Scheme customers has an adaptation in their vehicle, that’s over 58,000 people who need an adaptation to make driving, or their mobility, possible. So, it is critical that we all work together to ensure that the organisations involved can tackle the current issues and make sure we can deliver life-changing mobility solutions in a fast-changing world.

Following on from the ‘Changing Lives in an Electric World’ event we held in the summer, this event with Q'Straint and AVAM was the perfect opportunity for continued collaboration with industry manufacturers.”

Andy Cumming , Managing Director at Q'Straint, added:

“Collaboration is key. It’s such a critical time for the WAV and adaptations industries regarding their affordability and long-term sustainability. For example, changes in legislation, such as the UN’s proposed cyber security legislation would effectively ‘lock down’ a vehicle’s system, which means that it prevents most adaptations from being added. That’s why we invited all the adaptation manufacturers, alongside AVAM, Motability Operations and Motability, the Charity, so that we could all come together and ensure the long-term sustainability of mobility solutions.”