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Disposing of mobility scooters

Has anyone got any experience of disposing of mobility scooters? 

My father passed away recently and was a bit of a crazy hoarder. He had 4x mobility scooters in back garden wasting away. 

The council won’t take them. Anything I google online only talks about re-use / trade-in or selling them. I think they are way past usable if even working at all. 

I’m currently stuck with them. 
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  • Bossyboots
    Bossyboots Posts: 6,754 Forumite
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    We couldn't even get rid of my MIL's fully working barely used one. In the end one went for scrap and the buyer of the house took the newer one for his mum. 
  • seans_elysees
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    We couldn't even get rid of my MIL's fully working barely used one. In the end one went for scrap and the buyer of the house took the newer one for his mum. 
    Did you drop it off at a car scrappage yard or something? 
  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 17,292 Forumite
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    Take the battery out. 
    Dispose of at local tip. Then do the same with the scooters.
    Life in the slow lane
  • Working_Mum
    Working_Mum Posts: 664 Forumite
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    Have you thought about popping it on your local Freecycle site? I occasionally see "wanted" posts for this kind of thing
  • Spoonie_Turtle
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    Perhaps have a look to see if there are any community repair clubs that want them as a project / for spares.  Probably unlikely, but worth a quick look anyway.
  • Bossyboots
    Bossyboots Posts: 6,754 Forumite
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    We couldn't even get rid of my MIL's fully working barely used one. In the end one went for scrap and the buyer of the house took the newer one for his mum. 
    Did you drop it off at a car scrappage yard or something? 
    We used a house clearance company who stripped and recycled what they could. 
  • HillStreetBlues
    HillStreetBlues Posts: 4,725 Forumite
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    Has anyone got any experience of disposing of mobility scooters? 

    My father passed away recently and was a bit of a crazy hoarder. He had 4x mobility scooters in back garden wasting away. 

    The council won’t take them. Anything I google online only talks about re-use / trade-in or selling them. I think they are way past usable if even working at all. 

    I’m currently stuck with them. 
    Did he own the property? was there money in the estate to pay for disposal?
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  • Savvy_Sue
    Savvy_Sue Posts: 46,649 Forumite
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    I'm just wondering if there is a local group which specialises in customising equipment particularly for young people, for whom the 'bits' of a mobility scooter may be just what they need. I can't remember the name of the group: fairly sure it starts with a 'Re-', and they are retired engineers. Good old Google - it's REMAP

    Otherwise if you have a 'men's shed' in the area, they might want to tinker around ... 
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  • Sold my last one to a hobbyist on Gumtree having been turned down by the local Robotics department.
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