Old bloke locator?

Si_Clist

Thank you one and all. Very helpful. I'll have a go on sharing location on Google Maps first, then maybe try one of the other suggestions.

😊

Vitor

You could also put a tracking tag on the mobility scooter

Motorola moto tag 2 Bluetooth Item Finder, Oak

QrizB

As the OP and his wife both have Samsung phones, the Samsung Smart Tag 2 might be a better option (if there's even any need to track the scooter):

https://amzn.eu/d/0dkiAoxy

This reviewer preferred the Samsung option.

https://www.androidauthority.com/bluetooth-trackers-android-samsung-galaxy-smarttag2-3539097/

Frozen_up_north

As an additional tip, Waze is an excellent car satnav. It is free and used by thousands, it warns you about everything from potholes to police camera vans, or anything other Waze users want to notify everyone about. It is from Google and I guess is where the traffic information on Google maps comes from.

Emmia

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81992447#Comment_81992447

I was going to suggest a chipolo, attached to your keys, mobility scooter... I've got a couple of loops and two cards on various things - all rechargeable rather than needing batteries being replaced.

https://chipolo.net/en/products/chipolo-loop

https://chipolo.net/en/products/chipolo-card

They're also mega handy when I've got my keys, but can't find my phone, as I can get the phone to ring by clicking the button on the loop to make it ring

MattMattMattUK

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81992297#Comment_81992297

You are technically right, I was using mobile for smart phone because they are so ubiquitous that I was not even thinking about dumb phones.

MattMattMattUK

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81992721#Comment_81992721

They are useful tools but not in this case, they need a phone connection to maintain location so they become a pointless addition as the phone would serve that function anyway and without the phone they stop working (unless the OP is on a high traffic area and uses one of the Google Find Hub more versions rather than the legacy models).

Emmia

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81993054#Comment_81993054

The ones linked to use Google Find hub, they're not legacy models. It depends on where the OP is going though - currently they're using share location via Google maps, so I'll presume it's not wildly off grid.

MattMattMattUK

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81993157#Comment_81993157

They require another Android phone with the feature enabled if the main phone is not connected and often because of the way privacy is set up they usually need 3-10 to pass before they will signal a location. It is not nearly as aggressive as the Apple Find My system in location sharing.

Emmia

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81993165#Comment_81993165

They work with both iPhone and Android.

Have you used a current generation chipolo card or loop?

Edit: I was just suggesting a device that is easy to carry, compatible with iPhone and Android and which works well for me.