Mobility Scooters Review

Here i have found a selection of reasonably priced mobility scooters. Each one has a unique design specification and offers something different. If you a searching with price in mind then the range listed below is perfect for you.

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Independence Travel Scooter – Micro Scooter

£465.00

The Independence Micro Scooter incorporates the latest innovative designs to provide a compact and lightweight means of mobility.

The Independence can be used in confined spaces both indoors and out. The scooter has been designed to be light enough and small enough to fit into the boot of most vehicles in one piece for easy transportation.

The main considerations in the design of the Independence was for it to be compact, lightweight and easily transported with exceptional maneuverability so that it was able to negotiate tight spaces.

Complete with padded seat and a small, easily removed battery pack this scooter is perfect for transporting a person up to 18 stone and to a maximum range of up to 10 miles.

Product Features

• Control Panel
• Shopping Basket
• Tiller Adjustment
• Solid Tyres
• Quick Release Battery Box
• Free-wheel Lever
• Quick Release Rear Selection Lever
• Seat Rotation Lever
• Lightweight Compact Padded Seat
• Flip Up Width Adjustable Arm Rest

Powered by a fully waterproof 24 volt 270W motor and gearbox. The motor is powered by (2) 12V 12A/H batteries that will glide you effortlessly along at up to 4 mph. It provides enough power to travel up to 10 miles on a full charge (weight and terrain may affect this figure).

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Three Wheel Scooter - Taxi 3

£555.00

The Rascal Taxi mobility scooter from Electric mobility offers you outstanding performance with value for money.
It offers choice without compromising quality.

• Advanced features for total comfort
• Dismantles into four easily transportable parts
• Heaviest component disassembled 30lbs
• Padded comfort seat with swivel
• Extra-wide tyres for smoother ride
• Available in red or silver

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Four Wheel Scooter - Shoprider Cameo 4

£590.00

Feel like a change?

Very often wearing something new can have a wonderful effect on how we feel. It can be the same with scooters, you choose a colour and you're stuck with it for years, but that's a thing of the past, thanks to Shoprider.

The world's leading scooter manufacturer has produced a trend setting new product that enables you to change the colour of your scooter in seconds and without any tools

The Cameo scooter is supplied with three standard colours, Red, Champagne and Blue. Simply by removing the panels you can change the colour of your scooter daily, weekly or seasonally, it doesn't matter, the choice is yours. The outside panels are attached to the main body of the Cameo with velcro, all you have to do is remove the panels by peeling off the Velcro, new panels are attached in the same way giving you a new colour scheme to suit your mood

With easy to use controls and an adjustable seat and tiller, the Cameo eats up the miles. Transportation is easy, the Cameo is unassembled in seconds and fits easily into the car boot. The detachable battery pack enables you to re-charge batteries in the most convenient place without having to take the scooter to the power source

• Unique removable panels, allows you to change the colour in seonds without tools
• Number of Wheels 4
• Overall length 1120mm overall width 560mm
• Maximum range 8 Miles
• Maximum speed 4mph
• Maximum user weight 114 kgs/ 251lbs/ 18 stone
• Battery size 2x12Ah
• Total weight including batteries 43 kgs / 95lbs

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Heavy Duty Scooters - Rascal 600T

£1,467.00

Manufactured by: Electric Mobility

Presenting the ultimate personal mobility vehicle. This exciting 3-wheeler mobility scooter delivers versatility, luxury and ease-of-use in every riding situation.

• Number of Wheels 3
• Overall length 1160mm overall width 635mm
• Maximum range 25 Miles
• Maximum speed 4 mph
• Maximum user weight 204 kgs/ 450lbs/ 32 stone
• Total weight including batteries 89 kgs / 196lbs

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Five Useful Dressing Aids

After looking around the internet it didn’t take me long to see that there wasn’t a lot of information regarding useful dressing aids. I decided this wasn’t good enough so I have chosen to provide this blog post which lists some useful products.

Zip Puller With Built up Handle
Price: £4.47

For people who lack fine motor co-ordination or have a weak grip, this zip puller has a large, built up handle and can help users to raise or lower awkward zips.
Length 203mm (8").
Handle width 38mm (11/2").
Weight 120g.

Dressing Stick
Price: £5.96

This wooden stick with rubber tip at one end, and special double wire hook at the other, is used to pull on or push off garments that cannot be reached easily e.g. socks. Length 520mm (21"). Weight 236g.

Beauty Grooming Range
Price: £13.62

The beauty body care range is ergonomically designed and carefully balanced to provide maximum power with minimal effort and strain. Each product has a unique shape that makes it easier to reach further.

Both the comb and the brush are shaped to follow the curve of the head, allowing the handle to be held close to the body without losing power or reach.

Telescopic shoehorn
Price: £17.83

This compact and unique shoehorn made from robust aluminium tubing and plastic, adjusts in length from 400mm (15 3/4") to 920mm (36 1/4") that provides excellent reach for those who find bending difficult.
Weight 650g.

Heel Guide Compression stocking Aid
Price: £31.92

Unique indented channel on the inside of the centre cone acts as a feel guide and keeps the foot in the perfect position while effortlessly pulling on the compression stocking.

The extra wide cone is ideal for people with oedema or larger feet.

High sturdy handles reduce the need for bending or stretching. The handles also feature 3 gripping levels to accommodate different heights and hand sizes.

Easy to assemble and can be taken apart for travelling or storage.
Height 425mm (17").
Width 30mm (12").
Depth 200mm (8").

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Five Useful Bathing Aids

Prima Grab Rail
Price: £6.60
An innovation in safety grab rail design. The Prima grab rails feature special soft grip mouldings around the bar to reduce the risk of slipping, even with wet soapy hands. Available in a range of six different lengths and angles to suit most locations.


Sonaris Bath Lift
Price: £299.00
All-plastic construction of the Bathmaster Sonaris Bath Lift is easy to clean, yet strong and durable to ensure stability and years of use. The lightweight seat and back simply click together easily for quick assembly, installation and removal. The Bathmaster Sonaris Bath Lift fits most shapes and sizes of bath tubs with suction cup feet that may be angled in any direction to suit the curvature of the bath and to ensure stability and safety.


Magic Plug
Price: £12.97
Magiplug is a unique little device that allows the bath to be filled only to a specific level, preventing the bath from flooding and causing water damage.

Water Temperature Alert

Price: £21.04
A multi-function thermometer for use in the bathroom when extra care is required. Two separate real-time thermometers show the air and water temperature. An alarm feature indicates when the temperature is outside a range set by the user.


Flannel Strap
Price: £9.74
A cotton flannel strap with rope handles, used to reach awkward places e.g. back and legs. It has coarse foam on one side to use as a skin toner.

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Wheelchair etiquette

Many people simply do not know how to act when comunicating with a wheelchair user. These facts from the horses mouth may help.

• Always ask the person using the wheelchair if he or she would like assistance BEFORE you help. It may not be needed or wanted.
• Don't hang or lean on a person's wheelchair because it is part of that person's personal body space.
• Speak directly to the person in the wheelchair, not to someone nearby as if the person in the wheelchair did not exist.
• If conversation lasts more than a few minutes, consider sitting down or kneeling to get yourself on the same level.
• Don't demean or patronize the person by patting them on the head.
• Give clear directions, including distance, weather conditions and physical obstacles that may hinder the person's travel.
• Don't classify persons who use wheelchairs as sick. Wheelchairs are used for a variety of non-contagious disabilities.
• When a person using a wheelchair "transfers" out of the wheelchair to a chair, toilet, car or bedArticle Search, do not move the wheelchair out of reaching distance.
• Be aware of the person's capabilities. Some users can walk with aid and use wheelchairs to save energy and move quickly.
• It is ok to use terms like "running along" when speaking to a person who uses a wheelchair. The person is likely to express things the same way.
• Don't discourage children from asking questions about the wheelchair.
• Don't assume that using a wheelchair is in itself a tragedy. It is a means of freedom that allows the person to move about independently.

Robin Kettle

DDA Access auditor and Disability Awareness Trainer www.blue-badge.co.uk

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