About Us

Did you know that the Mobility Roadshow is organised by a charity and receives no public funding?

Not a huge multi-national company, but a small independent registered charity, established in 1998, for the sole purpose of organising this fantastic FREE event for the benefit of people with disabilities who need help with mobility advice and services.

Mobility Choice was set up to take on the task of organising the Roadshow from the then Department for Transport, who had established the Mobility Roadshow in 1983 at the Transport Research Laboratory at Crowthorne in Berkshire, where the show ran for many years. Since 1999 the show has been run on an annual basis at a variety of venues that include Donington Park, Kemble Airfield, NAEC Stoneleigh, The Royal Highland Centre Edinburgh, Peterborough Arena, Telford International Centre, and Silverstone Circuit.

A Board of Trustees, chaired by Ann Frye OBE, former Head of the Department of Transport’s Mobility & Inclusion Unit, oversees the Charity’s work.  The Charity’s primary function is to organise the Mobility Roadshow on an annual basis.  Our trustees bring to the Board many years of personal and professional experience and expertise in the mobility of disabled people. You can find out more about them below.

Read all about the impact of the Mobility Roadshow here

PLEASE HELP SUPPORT MOBILITY CHOICE - your donation, of any amount, helps to keep the Mobility Roadshow on track!

If you can help, please donate via our JustGiving page - https://www.justgiving.com/mobilitychoice
 

Mobility Choice (Registered in England & Wales Company No. 3501190 Registered Charity No. 1068018)

The current Board of Trustees comprises:

• Ann Frye OBE – Chair – Founder of the Mobility Roadshow (in 1983), former head of Mobility & Inclusion at Department for Transport, now independent consultant advising Governments, national and international bodies on policy and strategic solutions to mobility issues affecting disabled and older people across all transport modes.
   
• Ed Passant – Former Chief Executive of Driving Mobility, previously  working with Disabled Drivers’ Motor Club and in the Community Transport field. Many years of experience in the mobility of disabled people.
   
• Tom Dixon – Head of Trusts and Government Funding at disability charity Scope and member of the Institute of Fundraising.
   
• Mike Simmonds – CEO of Mobility Networks, a leading multi-national specialist in accessible vehicle solutions. Many years’ experience in the mobility equipment field.
   
• Jenny Berry – Director of Leadership Development at ACEVO (Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations), former CEO of the Community Transport Association. 25 year career in the third sector.
   
• Helen Dolphin MBE - Independent mobility consultant, Director of People's Parking, disability rights campaigner,  Member of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC), Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee on Mobility for Disabled People (JCMD), Trustee of East Anglian Driveability.
   
• Colin Barnett –Chief Executive, Regional Driving Assessment Centre, Birmingham and Board member Driving Mobility.
   
• John Rogers – CEO and Founder, Disability Driving Instructors 

To contact us, e-mail info@mobilityroadshow.co.uk