When you’re a long term user of mobility scooters you are bound to see some natural wear and tear of your scooter and may get quite used to the feel and sound of yours so that you get to know when something is not working correctly or needing to be checked out, even before a professional has looked at it.

Depending on a persons disability, you may enjoy fixing your own scooter or have a relative or friends who either assist you or perform any repair jobs on it for you but there can be certain parts of your mobility scooter that are best dealt with by a professional who is used to dealing with all areas of repair on many makes and models.

This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t attempt some smaller repair and maintenance jobs yourself, especially if it saves you a bit of money, and in some ways it can be compared to someone wanting to work on their car themselves.

Your scooter is your transport or at least a part of your transport and you may enjoy getting to know the workings of your scooter, its always nice to build up extra knowledge, especially on something that is more specific and not so everyday a thing like cars and motorbikes but wherever you may feel that its best to get a professional involved for a more involved repair then its probably best to do so.

A recommendation of a professional service of your mobility scooter about every 12 months is something to go by but that doesn’t stop anyone doing a few maintenance and repair jobs in between that time if they want to and actually prefer to do that.

With a combined approach though of a bit of do-it-yourself and bringing in a professional service person you can keep your mobilty scooter working at its best and at the same time possibly saving a few quid and getting enjoyment from working on it yourself.

When purchasing mobility products the thought of insurance may not be the first thing on a purchasers mind but with mobility scooters costing a considerable amount of money it is definately a product worth insuring.

While for most people, a mobility scooter will be generally easy to use but there is always the chance of an accident happening while using one, even if only a minor accident.

Most of the time you will probably have your mobility scooter stored safely and quite securely but theres a risk of being the victim of a theft or even damage occurring to your scooter through some unforeseen situation and if your mobility scooter is not insured you could find yourself having to replace it all out of your own pocket.

The ownership and use of a mobility scooter can open up a whole range of possibilities, mostly the benefit of being able to get out and about but also the risk of small accidents, for example hitting a pedestrian accidentally or a parked vehicle.

While you may have home insurance and contents insurance a policy of home contents insurance will often only cover your belongings while they are within the property, so having individual cover for your mobility scooter can be good so that you are covered against possible accidents, thefts and damage while out using your mobility scooter.

As you will be aware there are always places that may not have a permanent ramp in place and if you are using a wheelchair or a mobility scooter it can create difficulties when there are steps to get over and sometimes gaps that can cause a problem for a wheelchair or mobility scooter.

Fortunately there is a good selection of lightweight ramps that are portable and can be carried like a suitcase so that where a short ramp may be needed the ramp can be quickly put in place and creates a much better entrance and exist for an individual using mobility products.

The ramps can also be used to provide a safe and sturdy exit from a vehicle where there may not be an actual fitted ramp in place on a vehicle.

The ramps are designed to be easy to unfold and to put into place and are purposely designed to bear high weight loads.

They can be purchased for well under £100 but if you require more from your purchase then you can pay substantially more.

Generally a shorter length ramp will be more suited to curbs and steps, for example a 2ft ramp up to a 4ft ramp, and you will find ramps longer than 4ft, up to 6ft more suited to being used for mobility scooters and wheelchairs exiting a vehicle.

It is important that a mobility ramp is not used beyond its intended use and a shorter ramp should never be positioned at a steep incline if it is not intended to be used to that degree.