This thread is created for @jenny-wren as suggested by @Bobbi to allow Jenny to focus on the subject to help others who may need help/advice on getting a new or used scooter.
Jenny has got a new scooter and she can share her experiences with you.
Just for information:
Previously Jenny has posted on the subject on another thread, but this new thread is specially focused on scooters …
Other post Bobbi goes Walkabouts
So here is
Hello I haven’t got beyond finding a space for my foldable scooter and charging it up. My husband did this for me. I tried it out in the car park of the shop which is in my home town. It is quite pricey. It is called DeVilbiss. The controls are quite handy, a picture of a tortoise for slow and a hare for faster. More later.
Well done on your purchase. Hopefully it’ll make things much easier for you.
Warning! Although this product worked in the car park it is very limited as to it’s use outside. No gravel or tall grass. Don’t use it for slopes more than 6 degrees. We live at the bottom of quite a steep hill. May need to rethink this. It fits well in a car. I may need my husband to drive me up the hill or we may end up taking it back. also with winter coming can’t be used in snow or ice..
I think most scooters have similar limitations. I can’t remember what the hill limit is on mine but there is a limit. The mlite one I tried apparently has a 6 degree hill limit but not knowing that at the time I did a steeper hill. It was slow but got me up. Had to be very careful on the way down to make sure it didn’t pick up too much speed. Mine will go over grass but not long grass. But I bought mine to help me get around shops etc after driving to them, so suits what I am using it for. You do have to make sure you get the right one for your circumstances & needs.
Thank you for that. My husband and I live near the town up the hill so he could drive me up there. People have a tendency to park in disabled spaces where they shouldn’t park. We are gradually learning what we can and cannot do. I had my stroke ages ago. It’s only recently my husband has been advised not to hold my hand. I’ve probably aleady told you that.
Plan for first trip out! Husband puts scooter in car and gets car out. I proceed to the car with three prong walking stick which I got from NHS and physiotherapist. We drive to car park and I try the scooter to Boots. Reverse process to come home. That is the plan.. .
That sounds like a good way to try it out. That is pretty much what we do when we ho to town. Hope your first trip out goes well. Look forward to hearing how it goes.
Have you got insurance? I would recommend getting it. You can guarantee that if a child is running about, bumps into you, falls over then it will be your fault.
I was once in the supermarket when a child fell over as I approached; I was within a couple of inches of running the child over.
Enjoy your new freedom.
Janet
Will the shop insures it for a month but we will name it on our house insurance. We did a first trip out. My husband drove it up to the car park in town took it out and I drove it round the car park. He did the shopping.
Tomorrow and Thursday i will use my walker. not confident to take the scooter. My husband want’s a go on the scooter later. Boy’s toys!
Heard belatedly for ataxia UK. Quite helpful but we have made our decision!
It’s amazing how many people want a go on scooters. I think they must think we ride them for fun 
To give my husband the credit, he wants a go so he can do his bit as a driving instructor. He wants to be with me. To be honest I would welcome that. It is years since I drove anything. You’re right we don’t do it just for the fun of it!
Just a couple of points I think need clarifying.
6 degrees
A scooter can normally go straight up or down a six degree slope with no problem.
BUT
If you lean a scooter over sideways by more than six degrees then it will probably tip over.
– take care on slopes
Terrain.
The clearance under a scooter can sometimes be only an inch.
It is possible to travel over gravel, or grass but if anything higher than an inch is encountered you can get stuck.
I have ridden on rough ground and country tracks with fair success by picking my way carefully.
It is great to adventure out and a scooter has opened up my world in a very happy way.
Before stroke I scuba dived and climbed mountains.
No more these days but it is good to be able to see more of the world than these four walls.
Only with a scooter is this possible for me.
If you need one it is a definite boon.
Here’s a description with pictures of a recent adventure.
I have been in the supermarket with the scooter. An error message came up on the key board but I got round while my husband did the shopping. I don’t know if the automatic doors in the supermarket affected the message I was getting
Jenny - is there a user manual for your scooter?
The error messages will be listed in there.
You can also do a Google search and that may also help you.
Has the error message stopped?
The error messages are listed on the back page of the manual. We switched it off the one again but I don’t know what caused it.
Can’t go on my scooter due to inclement weather! it is ver limited particularly for the price
They do have their limitations but I feel, for mecat least, that it does give me the opportunity to get some places I wouldn’t otherwise be able to go. I was out on mine last year when the heavens opened & the scooter copes really well. I on the otherhand got very wet & realised I needed some more appropriate clothing for those occasions when the great British weather is perhaps being a little unkind.