Due to being short staffed, our opening times are subject to change or reduced, please check before booking or visiting.
For current opening times and availability, please check facebook.com/yateshopmobility.
For more information and contact details, visit www.yate-shopmobility.org.
To get in touch, call 01454 868718 or 07749 954275, or email:
Shopmobility offers scooter and wheelchair (powered and manual) hire to anyone with limited mobility, to give them the freedom to visit shops and leisure facilities in Yate.
Anyone is welcome: young and old, with temporary or permanent disabilities or injuries. You do not need to be registered disabled to use Shopmobility.
Shopmobility can deliver a scooter/wheelchair to you at Yate shopping centre bus stop on these days.
It is advisable to book in advance.
Going away on Holiday? Have relatives or friends to stay in the area? Temporary Disability or Sudden Illness? Scooter Breakdown? Stuck at Home and Wish to Get Out?
Did you know that Shopmobility South Gloucestershire could provide longer-term hire of scooters that dismantle and wheelchairs to those with mobility problems?
This may be of benefit if you a relative or friend wishes to get around and about whilst on holiday.
This may also be useful to those experiencing a temporary disability, awaiting repair of your own scooter or wishing to use before deciding whether to obtain your own.
Please get in touch with us if you require further information.
We are looking for volunteers to join our team.
Half days, full days, full training given, even time to read your newspaper in between customers, whilst drinking a free coffee. We would love to see you.
Please contact us for a chat about volunteering.
Shopmobility is a non-profit-making charity (Registered charity no. 1107379), funded by South Gloucestershire Council, the National Lottery, donations, sponsorship and grants.
The Shopmobility service is based in Yate Library, and attracts users from all over South Gloucestershire, and beyond. The first meeting to discuss setting up a local Shopmobility service was called in 2003, by Keith Holloway from Thornbury, with the service starting in 2006.
If you have a South Gloucestershire Council Diamond card then you can use that on the service.
Over the years by the Scheme has received funding from Scooter/Wheelchair Hire and donations, and has had funding from funders such as South Gloucestershire Council; Tescos; The National Lottery; local Parish and Town Councils in Yate, Sodbury and Dodington, and other sources too. We are very grateful for the generosity of these funders.
If someone is interested in making a donation or considering leaving a legacy to Shopmobility they should contact Shopmobility. The scheme is also very grateful to Yate Shopping Centre and Yate Library for their help and support.
The scheme does an annual service users survey, and many users tell of how the service also helps them socially by being able to get out and about, and it helps with their health generally and also helps to reduce social isolation. There have been many calls for increased opening hours.
For information about Yate and Sodbury District Community Transport, see the transport page.
