I have noticed that some searches that people make within the search engines when looking for answers to their mobility scooter problems can be very general and this might decrease the chance of you finding an answer to your problem.

Some examples of the searches that i have seen include:

Why has my mobility scooter stopped working?

Mobility scooter not moving

Why does my mobility scooter not work?

Quite often a search like this will make it more difficult to find an answer to the problem that you are experiencing because it is too general and doesn’t mention anything about the make and model of the mobility scooter that you are having a problem with.

I receive questions through the contact form about specific mobility scooters, if i am unable to provide an answer then i can publish the question in the questions and answers category on this very site, and the questions can be about other mobility aids too, adjustable beds, stairlifts etc

There is no guarantee of an answer being provided by others but it helps to get it posted on the site as it increases you chances of receiving a suitable and helpful answer to your problem.

If you do have a problem with a mobility aid then it helps to provide as much information as you can about the make and model of the product that you own and also about the actual problem that you are experiencing with your mobility aid, including when it happens and things like that.

If you are performing a search then naturally what you type into a search engine might include a handful of words, but if you are contacting me with a question then providing plenty of information will help in trying to provide you with the answer, especially if i publish it on the site.

Once a question is published on the site, and even better when it gets answered it can benefit many people in the future that might find themselves looking for an answer to the same problem at some point.

Whether a mobility scooter is allowed in a particular building can be dependant on a number of factors, appropriate access being one of them, not only access to enter the building but once inside if the building has several floors then ideally you are going to need a way of reaching those floors, quite expected would be for a lift to be in place within the building.

It is common place for supermarkets to cater quite well for mobility scooters and also wheelchairs, indoor shopping centres and stores that allow for a person with mobility needs to move between display units easily.

In many cases it wont so much be a matter of whether a mobility scooter is allowed into a particular building but whether the building can appropriately allow a mobility scooter user to move freely throughout the building and without any unnecessary risks.

Accessibility is something that more and more businesses try to cater for as much as they possibly can, also local councils take this into account when planning development and regeneration within local areas.

With modern buildings there is plenty of thought put into making a building accessible to those with mobility needs way before any actual development begins, whereas with older buildings (depending on the age of the building) they might not be so mobility friendly, and by mobility friendly i mean the original building design and layout, not the people who work within the building.

Where possible though, even in quite old buildings, adaptations are made to make a building more accessible.

So if you find yourself wondering if mobility scooters are allowed in a building it will depend on the particular building that you want to access, whether they have what is needed in place for your safe entry, exit and manoeuvres around the building or whether there might be a special type of flooring in place inside the building or parts of it that could become too easily damaged from a mobility scooter being used on it.

Although we live in a society where its not unheard of for people with disabilities to suffer verbal and even physical abuse when outdoors, its reassuring that there are many people who are happy to assist and respect others.

When it comes to receiving help from a member of the public, especially when you haven’t requested it there can be times when although a person means well you might simply not want assistance from them.

Plenty of people with mobility needs still prefer to do as much as they can themselves, for some it might be pride, determination, a desire to be as active as possible, to be as independant as you can.

Some people dont like too much fussing, maybe you dont want too much attention brought to yourself, theres the possibility of someone going too far, i dont believe that a person can be too kind or too polite but maybe go futher than most people would expect, or be comfortable with, especially as the other person will often be a complete stranger.

How do you feel about random help from members of the public? Whether its holding a door for you or something else.

Do you get asked if you would like assistance with something first or at times has someone gone straight ahead and attempted to help you without first checking with you?