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Where can I buy a wheelchair?

A person in wheelchair, mid section
‘My father is increasingly immobile and needs a chair for when he visits.’ Photograph: imagewerks/Getty Images

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

This week’s question:

I need a wheelchair for when my increasingly immobile father, 89, who lives in Spain comes to visit. I don’t know where to start. Ebay? Charity shops? I think a foldable one might be good. How much should I pay? What do readers recommend?

Do you have a problem readers could solve? Email your suggestions to money@theguardian.com or write to us at Money, The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU

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