Scooters Videos

Hello, I am Carol and I have been asked to work with Help My Mobility you and guide you through to buying a mobility scooter. In this section of the website, there is a lot of information on buying and owning mobility scooters. To the left of the page, we have a list of further useful reading and mobility scooter virtual tours and videos.

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So why buy a mobility scooter? Well, a mobility scooter could be the answer to maintaining your independence allowing you to get out and about. Whether you wish to park at shops or visit friends and family or even take your dog on a walk, mobility scooters could be the answer. There are lots of mobility scooters available to suit most requirements and it is simply a question of selecting the right one for you. To ensure that you select the right scooter for your need, there are numerous considerations that you should think about. You should think carefully about how you are going to use the scooter on a day to day basis. There are three main types of scooters available in the three and four wheel configurations. Generally three wheel mobility scooters offer higher maneuverability. Four wheel options bring you far greater stability. To begin with, we have portable mobility scooters which are designed to be easily dismantle into manageable sections into the boot of the car. These are ideal if you want to transport your scooter for a day out or want to visit to the shops. Portable scooters are smaller and less robust and are normally limited to 4 mph top speed. And it cannot be used on the road. You may find the portable scooter accompanied by a small compact battery.

If you are planning to travel longer distances then maybe you should consider a standard scooter. This type of scooter is more substantial than a portable scooter and available with three or four wheels with speed range from 4 to 8 mph. If you plan to use a scooter on the road then you would require an 8 mile per hour scooter for your requirement. Otherwise a 4 mph scooter is the maximum speed a scooter is used on the pavement. They are also used to traveling greater distances on pone charge as a result of the large battery capacity. They are more useful if you intend using them on the more extended trips.

You also need to consider storing your new scooter and ensuring that you can gain access by your front door if don't have a garage. Also consider the ground clearance if you need to get over... We get many questions on our website regarding taxing and insuring mobility scooters. If you have an 8 mph scooter and use it on the road, then you will need to get it registered with the DVLA. Just click on the link on the left for further information.

In terms of insurance it is not a governmental legal requirement but is highly recommended not only to cover the value of the scooter but also to cover liability. Please call Help My Mobility or click on suitable insurance above to buy online. I am sure there is plenty to think about. If you would like prices and brochures from one of our partners, complete the form on the right hand side.

So as we approach the scooter and it is turned off the brakes are applied and the scooter won't move. We us a lever on the left side of the seat to pivot the seat around to help ease of access and then raise the armrest, we can now sit on the scooter. Lower the armrest securely. Again using the lever on the left, toggle the seat around and as you see is locked in place. Now we are ready to use the scooter. We turn on the power on the scooter and check for the charge and look over your shoulder and get ready to move away.

Moving away to stopping the scooter, we come nicely to a stop by releasing the accelerator, which automatically applies the brakes, turn off the power and remove the key. Again the scooter now has the brakes applied, and in the reverse of getting on the scooter, toggle the seats and now we can easily stand off from the scooter. Lowering the armrest and again toggle the seat around and we are ready to leave the scooter.

So now let's look at the controls of this mobility scooter. We have a key, an ignition key like the car, and as we turn it to the ON position, this dial shows the charge in the scooter- green being high and red being low. There is a horn on the left and a speed governor on the right, from slow to fast speed. Moving on to the controls that make the scooter move, the right hand toggle will move the scooter forward and the left hand toggle will move the scooter in reverse.

We have the ignition key again that turns the scooter on, indicated by a green light. And we have a charge bar, red for low to green high charge. We have a horn to let the people know we are coming. The switch here operates the main lights here (waves hand) in front of the scooter and it can be turned off. We have indicators on this model. Right indicator switch and left indicator switch. As with a car, it has a hazard warning where all indicators flash. In the middle of the control panel, we have the speed governor with slow to fast settings. So for moving the scooter we will move the right hand lever and it will take the scooter forward depending upon the speed setting and the left hand lever will put the scooter into reverse. This particular model has an adjustment on the tiller by using this lever and the whole steering column can be adjusted to the user’s best position.

To demonstrate how maneuverable a scooter is, we'll show you now with a standard form pavement mobility scooter. You can maneuver with a slow sped setting in quite confined spaces. The scooter will take speed bumps. If we are turning left, pull into a stop, check in there are no obstructions while moving away and in the reverse, making right turn. This is a demonstration of the speed governor. The scooter is currently being used at medium setting and then moved to high speed setting and the scooter instantly picks up speed.