Riccarton

Welcome to Driving Miss Daisy Riccarton. We’re Maria and Chris and we’re excited to be the owners of the Driving Miss Daisy Riccarton franchise!

Maria has recently finished her Doctorate in Sociology researching the Lived Experience of Adults with Dyspraxia. Maria has also worked for the last four years with Hohepa Canterbury and prior to this had a background working in retirement villages. Maria will be the full-time Manager for Driving Miss Daisy St Albans.

Chris is CEO at Aspire Canterbury, the disability information and advice service for the Canterbury region. Prior to this role, Chris was General Manager South Island for the Stroke Foundation. Maria and Chris both grew up in Christchurch and have three children aged 21, 20, and 17.

Driving Miss Daisy is a personalised companion driving service, we provide a caring, safe and reliable service for you, your family or friends. Making a difference is important to us, and our service provides an opportunity for you or your family to stay connected to the community and maintain important interests and activities.

 Driving Miss Daisy Riccarton offers:

• Door-to-door travel to appointments, airport, shopping trips etc.
• Door-to-door travel for children for school pickups and after-school activities.
• Outings with friends.
• Companion service to accompany to appointments or events.
• Travel options for your pets, trips to the vets etc.

We are an ACC contracted supplier, and we accept the Total Mobility Scheme cards which makes our personal service even more affordable.

Everyone needs to feel valued and cared for, and we can assist you with your mobility requirements. Please give us a call to discuss your individual needs on 03 323 6984 or 021 503 880.

We’re looking forward to meeting you and getting to know you as we drive around the city