# Disabled Motoring UK > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Disabled_Motoring_UK > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Disabled_Motoring_UK.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disabled_Motoring_UK > Source revision: 1356454841 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) UK non-governmental organisation Disabled Motoring UK Type Charity Founded 1922 Headquarters UK Website http:// disabledmotoring.org **Disabled Motoring UK** is a non-governmental organisation founded in the UK in 1922 and was recently known as Mobilise. It is a campaigning charity for disabled drivers, passengers, and [blue badge](/source/Disabled_parking_permit) holders in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom). Disabled Motoring UK lobbies the government and businesses to improve parking, access, and refuelling services for disabled people. Disabled Motoring UK does not just campaign for motorists but also supports scooter and wheelchair users, as well as the families and carers of disabled people. ## History Disabled Motoring UK was formed as the Mobilise Organisation in 2005 from the merger of the Disabled Drivers' Motor Club (founded in 1922) and the Disabled Drivers' Association (founded in 1948 as the Invalid Tricycle Association). The DDMC was formed by seven ex-World War I veterans (with just six legs between them). The DDMC was a campaigning organisation from the very beginning and, even in the 1920s, it led a campaign to ensure that disabled drivers were permitted to drive cars as the Government had proposed banning them from obtaining licences in the Road Traffic Bill. It was one of the first, if not the first, organisation of disabled people, entirely run by disabled people. The DDA began its life when the founder, O.A Denley ("Denny"), was paralysed from the waist down after contracting [polio](/source/Polio). Denny had to leave the Royal Navy and his dream to visit [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) appeared to be over. However, in 1947 he decided not to let his disability stop his fulfilling a lifelong ambition and set about conquering the [Swiss Alps](/source/Swiss_Alps). Starting from [Greenwich](/source/Greenwich) he took his Argson mobility trike through [France](/source/France) and on into [Basel](/source/Basel) Switzerland. With [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) covering the attempt, he scaled three mountains with a combined height of 18,676 feet (5,692 m), and descended into the [Rhone Valley](/source/Rhone_Valley). After arriving in [Geneva](/source/Geneva) he headed back to [London](/source/London) and was received by the Members of Parliament in London. Taking momentum from this feat he founded the Invalid Tricycle Association which evolved into the charity today ## Information Disabled Motoring UK is currently campaigning on the issues of: - abuse of disabled parking bays - reform of the Blue Badge scheme - accessibility of city centres - reform of [Disability Living Allowance](/source/Disability_Living_Allowance) - lack of parking at healthcare facilities as well as many more issues facing Disabled Motorists. ### 2011 Alps Challenge From the 4th to 16 June 2011 Disabled Motoring UK, with Norwich marketing company The Lively Crew, recreated the journey of their founder by restoring the original Argson mobility trike used by Denley and following his original route through the Alps.[1] The original trike is being restored by Corporal George Bascope and Craftsman Ben Haywood of the [Royal Light Dragoons](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Light_Dragoons&action=edit&redlink=1) in preparation for the trip. On 4 June 2011 the trike set off from Greenwich and headed south to [Newhaven](/source/Newhaven%2C_East_Sussex), cross the [Channel](/source/English_Channel) to [Dieppe](/source/Dieppe%2C_Seine-Maritime) and followed the original route. The team then headed to Paris and then on to Basel. From Basel the trike will climb three mountains, and take part in the [Tour de Suisse](/source/Tour_de_Suisse), before heading back to London for a reception at the Palace of Westminster. The team met up with their French and Swiss counterparts, as well as government members tasked with disability rights. Celebrities including [Adrian Adepitan](/source/Adrian_Adepitan), Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Nicolas Hamilton are assisting the team in taking the trike on its journey. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Alps Challenge summary"](https://www.disabled-world.com/news/events/2011/alps-challenge.php). Disabled World. 15 April 2011.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) ## External links - [Official website](https://disabledmotoring.org/) - Williams, David (17 May 2011). ["The Swiss Alps – by disability trike"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8510492/The-Swiss-Alps-by-disability-trike.html). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. v t e Driving in the United Kingdom Main topics Approved Driving Instructor British land speed record Driving examiner (United Kingdom) The Highway Code Driving licence in the United Kingdom List of UK driving licence endorsements Road signs in the United Kingdom Road speed limit enforcement in the United Kingdom Road speed limits in the United Kingdom United Kingdom traffic laws Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions Acts Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 Motor Car Act 1903 Road Traffic Act 1934 Organisations British School of Motoring Disabled Motoring UK Driver & Vehicle Agency Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency Driving Standards Agency IAM RoadSmart Motor Insurers' Bureau RAC Safety Camera Partnership The AA Driving test Hazard perception test United Kingdom driving test Schemes National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme Pass Plus Young Driver Schemes TV & entertainment Britain's Worst Driver Clarkson's Car Years Driven Driving School Fifth Gear For the Love of Cars Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld Sniff Petrol Top Gear (1977 TV series) Top Gear (2002 TV series) The Grand Tour Offences Causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving Causing death by dangerous driving Dangerous driving DR10 Authority control databases International VIAF National United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Disabled Motoring UK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disabled_Motoring_UK) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disabled_Motoring_UK?action=history)). 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