SDL Blog
Updates from our Hemel Hempstead workshop — new driving controls and access systems, training and events, funding advice and what it all means for the people we fit for.

Latest · Wheelchairs
With good weather forecast for the Bank Holiday week, it is a great time to think about the mobility and driving solutions that help you get out and enjoy it.
19 May 2026 · Steering Developments
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Company News
23 April 2026Our team spent two days training at HandyTech HQ in Italy, so we can now support even more driving controls, transfer solutions and swivel seating here in the UK.
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Company News
4 Aug 2025Steering Developments completed the first UK installation of the new Joysteer 3.0 drive-by-wire system, fitted to a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter at our Hemel Hempstead workshop.
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Funding & Motability
22 Jan 2017Access to Work can help you if your health or disability affects the way you do your job. Understand the options for you and your employer.
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Driving Controls
14 Sept 2016How do adaptations work, and how can you be sure they're safe and comfortable to drive with?
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Driving Controls
2 Aug 2016Choosing the right driving controls depends on your disability, your strength and your range of movement — here are the main options, from hand controls to joystick steering.
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Wheelchairs
7 July 2016Steering Developments are proud that the SDMotionDrive powers Trekinetic's innovative GTE all-terrain wheelchair — hub motors that keep the chair light when the wheels come off.
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Company News
17 Feb 2016Find out how SDL can help fit driving adaptations to vehicles of varying sizes and shapes.
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Funding & Motability
19 Jan 2016Many SDL customers are helped by charities, grants and Access to Work funding. Key contacts and associations that may be able to assist you.
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Funding & Motability
3 Sept 2015Certain individuals who are 'chronically sick or disabled' may well be VAT exempt for certain goods and services supplied — let us explain how.
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Getting In & Out
1 March 2015Getting into and out of a car can be difficult — sometimes a new technique is enough to help, other times you need some technology to help.
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Funding & Motability
19 Feb 2014Steering Developments have teamed up with Fish Insurance so our customers can enjoy discounts of up to 35% on car insurance designed for people with disabilities and adapted vehicles.
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