Mobility scooters - anyone had any experiences

[Deltic]

Depends where in the country you are, most local mobility shops are very good, the overcharging comes from the direct sellers who advertise in the national papers.
As regards a scooter you should be able to get a brand new small scooter for under £700, it'll be a small 4 mph one, but if it's just for going around the shops it should be fine.
If you let me know where she is I may be able to point you in the direction of a decent shop

[Deltic]

anonymous said:

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These are brilliant if you are in a wheelchair/powerchair, they're not designed for scooters

[stuartmmcfc]

I’ve had a couple of scooter hoists fitted to cars in the past.
They’re easy to use but my gut reaction is that the boot of a Jazz isn’t big enough
Although they’re fairly small they need a certain area for the “swing” and height needed for clearance.

I’m no expert on the various hoists available so the best thing to do is to speak to a mobility conversion expert. In my area I’ve used Des Gosling https://store.desgoslingmobilityltd.co.uk/
In my experience, you need someone like this for hoist advice, shops aren’t experienced in this area.

You said the car was 10years old? Does you mum qualify for the higher rate of mobility ?
I’ve had hoists fitted to a focus estate and a Hyundai , both not huge but certainly bigger than a jazz.
As earlier posts, I’ve had luggie scooters (and I see plenty of new to the market small folding folding scooters being advertised) which are small but if I’m honest, aren’t that light to lift into a boot.

Edited by stuartmmcfc on Friday 4th December 10:47

[robwilk]

Daughters friend has just got one and had to try a few before see found she could manage to put it in the boot herself, it seems lots are marketed as transportable but take quite a bit of effort to get it into the car.
so all i can suggest it try a few first.

[Chieftain Fashven]

Huntsman said:

Nobody?

Way too many variables to give a confident answer. My better half now uses an electric chair, rather than a scooter, because many bus companies won't allow scooters on their service, especially Edinburgh, where we use busses most.
This company fitted a chair lift in our Kia Sorento, it's brilliant, so easy to use, because I'm also a knackered old fart, but I've no idea whether the Jaz is big enough.

https://www.autochair.co.uk/products/scooter-wheel...

[Deltic]

anonymous said:

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Royal Northumberland! York 1977

[Huntsman]

Very rude of me not to come back and reply.

We bought a used one, small, Mum seems to be getting on ok.

We'll see how it goes, then maybe upgrade.

[J4CKO]

A Mate of mine buys and sells them, he is disabled himself, ridden a few and sorted out a few issues for him. They are actually quite pleasant, like a sort of mini Tesla and the best fun was speeding round his shiny floored unit in some drifting them, in a confined space 8 mph feels faster.

Not something you ever envisage yourself having but st happens.

[mr_spock]

Huntsman said:

Very rude of me not to come back and reply.

We bought a used one, small, Mum seems to be getting on ok.

We'll see how it goes, then maybe upgrade.

With my ex's one, when the batteries died I upgraded to AGM ones with more capacity. Really made a difference to range, and meant we could take it on an aircraft.