Lightweight travel scooter

beanielou

Just to update this
I am now thinking about a globetrotter.
I am going to see it next week & I will report back.

D_M_E

The Globetrotter only has a range of 10 miles - depends on the weight of the rider/user - and has lithium battery and total weight of 26Kg.

When you see it, ask how it would cope with uneven surfaces, such as cobbles and especially if your area has a lot of rough pavements, and also ask how high an edge it would traverse, that is would it mount a kerb and if so, what would be the lowest kerb it would get on without the lowered edge?

Also ask - particularly if you live in an area with lots of slopes/hills - what gradient makes it groan and how long the battery would last in such an area.

beanielou

Thanks D_M_E

50Twuncle

This is a relatively cheap 4 wheel folding scooter (£1500)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monarch-MOBIE-PLUS-Folding-Mobility/dp/B07GDL5MR9?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&!!!%20%20!!duckduckgo-ffab-uk-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creative%20%20ASIN=B07GDL5MR9
The wheels look small - so it will be limited to (smooth) pavements and in shops etc
And beware folding scooters have lithium batteries which can cost a fortune to replace !

poppy12345

50Twuncle wrote: »

This is a relatively cheap 4 wheel folding scooter (£1500)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monarch-MOBIE-PLUS-Folding-Mobility/dp/B07GDL5MR9?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&!!!%20%20!!duckduckgo-ffab-uk-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creative%20%20ASIN=B07GDL5MR9
The wheels look small - so it will be limited to (smooth) pavements and in shops etc
And beware folding scooters have lithium batteries which can cost a fortune to replace !

Clicking on that links tells me that scooter is £1,995 and not £1,500.

jewelly

Well, I promised to come back and let you know how my friend got on with the efoldi after his home demonstration (I wasn't there). He found that it was just too heavy for him to be able to lift, so not good. He has very little strength now.

poppy12345

jewelly wrote: »

Well, I promised to come back and let you know how my friend got on with the efoldi after his home demonstration (I wasn't there). He found that it was just too heavy for him to be able to lift, so not good. He has very little strength now.

I also thought the same about this scooter when i went to see it. They say it's lightweight, i'd hate to see what they mean by "heavyweight" :rotfl:

sevenhills

Newly_retired wrote: »

I use buses a lot and I have never seen a mobility scooter on a bus. She needs to check with the bus company. Most coach companies will not take scooters either.

As I understand it, if the person is disabled, then a specialist electric wheelchair is allowed on public transport.
But most mobility scooters are not allowed.

D_M_E

The trouble with buses and other forms of public transport operated by private companies comes with the Disability Discrimination Act.

The Act specifically mentions wheelchairs, it does not, as far as I am aware, have anything to say about electrically propelled, that is, powered wheelchairs or scooters.

Therefore, a lot of operators use this as an excuse to refuse to allow them - scooters and powered wheelchairs - on their buses.

Excuses such as "well, the batteries might leak" or "we can't get a pushchair on if we allow them on", or "you might not be disabled, anyone can buy a scooter", or "it's too big for the space" - the last one is understandable in the case of large ones, but not when it's a small one, and other excuses, but basically the main reason is because the DDA has nothing to say about powered mobility aids.

Some buses will take them but I think the ones that do will be city based and only operate within and around cities and councils have arrangements with the operators to carry them, but usually only after the scooter has been inspected and approved for carriage - once approved, you are supposed to show some sort of approval certificate to the driver when you get on the bus.

As for trains - as I wrote above, some operators will take them, you have to ask the particular company/operator what their policy is before you buy your ticket, it's no use buying your ticket then turning up to catch your train only to be refused carriage.

Now, back to folding scooters - the big problem with them is the fact that they all come in one piece, they are not designed to be taken apart and therefore have to be lifted all in one.

This is why it's better to have one which can easily be taken apart and reassembled - each bit is not that heavy, the heaviest being the motor assembly followed by the batteries.

elsien

As the DDA has now been replaced by the Equality Act, there's some updated information about mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs on public transport which may be helpful.

https://www.ridc.org.uk/content/your-legal-rights-accessible-transport