Peugeot Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs) offer a range of safety features across their models to ensure a secure and comfortable experience for users. Read about the Michael Harraway forecourt experience when looking around to buy a new car that will carry a wheelchair, or enable a wheelchair user to drive their vehicle on their own.
What Mobility Safety Features do the Peugeot Rifter Horizon and the Peugeot eHorizon have?
Wheelchair Restraints
These vehicles come equipped with robust wheelchair restraints that can secure wheelchairs up to 200kg, ensuring that the wheelchair is firmly held in place during transit. Secure the wheelchair restraints these restraints are developed and tested to fully secure wheelchairs up up to 200 kg making sure your wheelchair stays firmly in place during Transit without wobbles or tipping.
Electric Winch
Many models, such as the eHorizon Both Peugeot Rifters Horizon and Peugeot eHorizon include an electric winch as standard, which helps in safely and effortlessly loading the wheelchair into the vehicle.
Peugeot are passionate about all wheelchair users their company has a long history of developing wheelchair accessible features for many of their models some cars and taxis have an electric winch installed. Models like the E Horizon include an electric winch as standard allowing you to load your wheelchair safely and effortlessly.
Advanced Braking Systems
The vehicles feature advanced emergency braking systems, electronic stability control (ESC), and anti-lock braking systems (ABS) with hill start assist to enhance safety during driving.
Lane Keeping Assist
This feature helps drivers maintain their lane, reducing the risk of accidents caused by unintentional lane departures. Lane keeping assist is another fantastic feature this helps you stay in your lane reducing the risk of accidents caused by unintentional lane changes.
Rear Parking Sensors and Reversing Camera
These assistive technologies provide better visibility and help in safely parking the vehicle, especially in tight spaces. We understand the import importance of choosing the right wheelchair accessible vehicle or used car. Rear parking sensors and reversing cameras are also part of the package to provide better visibility and make parking in tight spaces much easier.
Air Conditioning and Privacy Glass
Ensuring a comfortable and secure environment inside the vehicle – air conditioning and privacy glass ensure a comfortable and secure environment inside at all times if you need it. Imagine on a hot day stuck in a Motorway traffic jam – you’ll be thankful for this feature.
Hands-Free Operation
All Peugeot Rifters Horizons come with hands-free bluetooth phone connection as standard. Other available options like hands-free electric doors and keyless entry add to the convenience and safety of using the vehicle, especially for individuals with mobility challenges. Hands free is another brilliant feature all Peugeot Rifters Horizons come with handsfree Bluetooth phone connections as standard. You can also opt for handsfree electric doors and keyless entry.
There’s also a connected 3D Navigation system that enhances the driving experience while providing critical driving information directly to the driver.
Michael Harraway cars are your trusted UK dealership for high quality used wheelchair accessible Vehicles. There’s so many benefits from buying a used the WAV car or vehicle when compared to the cost of driving a new car off the for court and losing equity immediately.
We’ve been trading for decades and here’s why we recommend wheelchair accessible vehicles or wavs as one of the safest choice for anyone with mobility needs. If you want to sell your wheelchair modified vehicle call Mike on 0193482 00077 and leave a message with your contact number if it’s out of hours.
Navigating through a busy car Parks is tricky for able-bodied drivers, for someone who has just bought their first wav car this takes extra time to perfect. We get frustrated when cars park too close to our cars, making it nearly impossible to get in and out of your vehicle. Users need extra room for a ramp a winch or a wide door to open.
Peugeot are designed with you in mind offering a range of safety features to make your journey smoother and safer let’s start with some key models like the Peugeot Rifter Horizon and the Peugeot horizon both of these models are very popular sellers here at MHC. They have intuitive features to ensure both safety and comfort for wheelchair passengers and drivers.
Michael Harraway offers a pre- delivery multi-point inspection including brake test Advanced braking systems are another favorite safety highlight with features like emergency braking electronic stability control and antilock breaking systems you’re covered and let’s not forget Hill start assist making those tricky starts a cinch.
MHC add to their pre-delivery inspection for every vehicle with a professional interior and exterior valet so that every used car we sell not only performs well but looks fabulous too. Our aim is to provide the best possible customer service and make the experience of purchasing your new vehicle as straightforward and enjoyable as possible.
We do not believe in sales gimmicks so we will not bombard you with additional extras such as fancy paint protection or some special insurance policy just a good honest transparent purchase experience. With over 28 years experience in the car industry, we only buy quality stock that meets to our demanding criteria
Feel confident that the cars we sell have been carefully selected and prepared to a high standard both cosmetically and mechanically prior to being displayed on our forecourt. WAVs are not just about getting from point A to point B, they’re about doing it safely comfortably and with peace of mind.