A disabled man has been unable to leave his home for almost TWO years after the council installed what he claims was the wrong size wheelchair lift for his front door.

John Parry, from Anfield, says he has been "robbed of independence" as a result of the mix-up, which has forced him to rely on a manual chair that his wife and full time carer, Kelly, pushes him around in.

The dad-of-five suffers from morbid depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) , and has irreplaceable nerve damage that has left him living in excruciating pain "for over 10 years."

He was thrilled when three years ago, health professionals said he was eligible for an electric wheelchair that would be more comfortable for his spine and allow him to leave his house on his own.

However, after years of waiting for the chair of his dreams, John is now unable to use it because it is wider than the mobility lift installed by the council.

The council insist the mistake happened because after the chair was installed, a change in John's needs meant a more specialist, larger chair was recommended by doctors.

But John and his wife Kelly believe the council knew what size his chair would be, and say the set back has taken a massive toll on John's mental health.

John said: "After years of pain my doctor and consultant put me down for an electric wheel chair to take the pressure off my spine and give me some independence.

"All the emphasis was put on this chair and how it would change my life.

"They (the council) arranged for a big vertical lift to go outside my home which has steps going up to the front door.

"It took a long time and when they finally did it, after all the upheaveal, the wheelchair was too big.

"I ended up having a breakdown. I needed to go to A&E. I had just waited for so long, waiting and hoping to get this so I could go out on my own.

"The last two years i really haven't been out that much. I used to go to church and enjoyed doing stuff and now i just I don't go out, I just don't.

"Not having independence and being in pain has just affected my mental health terribly."

The wheelchair lift was installed by the council last year, along with a through floor lift and level access shower, which the council paid for.

The council have agreed to modify the lift with works set to begin in January.

John Parry at home.(Pic Andrew Teebay..(Pic Andrew Teebay).

But John is worried his mental health will suffer even more if the process is as lengthy and complicated as the first time around.

John said: "I still have worries about how long it is going to take to go through all this again. That is my only way out the house.

"Last time they did the works it was through summer so we went away, but I can't do that again because my finances are suffering. I am going through bankruptcy. It is a very difficult time."

John is yet to be handed over his power chair, and has set up a Crowd Funding page to raise funds for a foldable electric wheelchair so he and his wife can have some independence.

As well as being a full time carer for John, his wife Kelly is a full time carer for four of their children who are on the autism spectrum.

The 45-year-old said: "My wife is amazing, She helps out at foodbanks as a way of giving back to the community.

"She's doing all of that while looking after me and the kids. She's a super woman. Asking people for money was the last thing I ever wanted to do, but it's also for her mental health.

John Parry with his wife Kelly and the wheelchair lift outside his house.(Pic Andrew Teebay..(Pic Andrew Teebay).

"I asked charities for grants, I asked for a different wheelchair size, I looked into a second hand one but if it broke I would just be in this position again.

"My mental health is deteriorating with all this stress. it (The crowd funding page) was a last resort."

A Liverpool City Council spokesman said: “The lift was built with enough space to accommodate a powered wheelchair.

"However since it was installed there has been a change in Mr Parry’s needs which means a larger, more specialist chair has been recommended. Work on modifying the lift to accommodate the wheelchair will start in January.”