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My experience of buying my first mobility scooter
Si_Clist
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Just for what it's worth ...
Got to the point of needing a mobility scooter, and everybody said "Oh you must go to your local showroom, get expert advice and try some out. What works person for one doesn't work for another" yada yada yada. Which is fine except we don't have a car and the local stockist is nowhere near a bus route.
Despite which, after narrowing the choice down by doing my homework online I rang the nearest place. And got Mr Silver Tongue himself, who could obviously sell icecubes to eskimos. If nothing else, he apparently took it for granted that I was disabled mentally as well as physically. Either that or he thought I was 8 rather than 80. So ... back to the internet.
To get straight to the point, a very lucky Premium Bond win meant that I cloud just afford a
Breeze S4, which was actually top of my wish list. Price in (big!) local mobility showroom with long-range batteries £5795 with year's free insurance "worth £300".
Last Friday I paid £3950 for exactly the same thing, brand new, online. On Tuesday it was delivered to the door by a very helpful chap, ready to use - and it's in the colour of my choice as opposed to being a silver one unless I wanted a long wait. But I have had to pay £77 for the same "free insurance worth £300".
Total saving = £1768.00
Got to the point of needing a mobility scooter, and everybody said "Oh you must go to your local showroom, get expert advice and try some out. What works person for one doesn't work for another" yada yada yada. Which is fine except we don't have a car and the local stockist is nowhere near a bus route.
Despite which, after narrowing the choice down by doing my homework online I rang the nearest place. And got Mr Silver Tongue himself, who could obviously sell icecubes to eskimos. If nothing else, he apparently took it for granted that I was disabled mentally as well as physically. Either that or he thought I was 8 rather than 80. So ... back to the internet.
To get straight to the point, a very lucky Premium Bond win meant that I cloud just afford a
Breeze S4, which was actually top of my wish list. Price in (big!) local mobility showroom with long-range batteries £5795 with year's free insurance "worth £300".
Last Friday I paid £3950 for exactly the same thing, brand new, online. On Tuesday it was delivered to the door by a very helpful chap, ready to use - and it's in the colour of my choice as opposed to being a silver one unless I wanted a long wait. But I have had to pay £77 for the same "free insurance worth £300".
Total saving = £1768.00
We're all doomed
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Comments
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Check your £77 policy includes breakdown recovery. Since you don't have a car to come rescue the scooter if you get a puncture, having a "get home" service is the best peace of mind you can buy.
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It always surprises me how more isn't allocated to the system, as so many people have them nowadays. Near my area the charity shops help people that get stuck or need a safe place if they're in trouble. It's worth asking your local established shops also.0
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