With many people trying to go green these days to try and do their bit for the environment and companies becoming more aware of the changes that they need to make, we are starting to see a positive shift towards genuine green products and services.

There are also plenty of companies out there who are not genuinely going green but they are trying to use the idea in order to promote what they offer and to exploit the situation, knowing that most customers wont look deeply enough into things to find out if something is as really good for the environment as claimed.

Individuals can make more of a positive change than they realise and its often where some of the best change is occurring and when you combine this, of the many thousands of people around the world who use their initiative and make things happen then we have a good thing going on.

As mobility scooters are a popular aid within the UK and require charging quite often for regular users and need a charge ready for occasional users it’s worth looking into solar charging your mobility scooter battery.

There is a company in the UK who are supplying solar panels that are suitable for the charging of various 24v batteries, including mobility scooter batteries.

They have 2 different sizes available, the Monocrystalline 24v charging 5 watt solar panel that is priced at £44.99 and theres also the Monocrystalline 24v charging 10 watt solar panel which is priced at £79.99 both of them come with 5 metres of bare ended cabling which should be long enough in most cases for where you choose to situate the solar panel, for example fixing it onto your garage roof (if you have one) may be an ideal spot for the solar panel.

The smaller of the two offers an output rating of 5 watts, while the larger one offer 1o watts, they are waterproof too, something that is important with our ever changing british weather and they will still emit a charge even in cloudy weather.

No charge controller is required for either of these and they are really well suited to trickle charging and making sure that you always have your mobility scooter battery charged while at the same time being very kind to the environment.

The one shown in the image is the smaller of the two, they are a great way to get year round charging without costing you too much to get started with solar power.

An affordable and green solution to your mobility scooter battery charging needs.

For situations where you need to take a mobility scooter with you but may not have access to a vehicle that will allow you to transport one while it is all in one peice you need to be able to fold down the scooter to make it possible for transportation in a small car for example.

Some mobility scooters are specifically built for this so that some minor dismantling will allow you to place it in the boot of a car and then when you need to use the scooter it can be quickly reassembled, this doesn’t mean that you are having to undo lots of sections of the scooter, it usually means a few parts of the scooter being easily disconnected from each other to make it much more manageable to fit into a vehicle.

Folding mobility scooters are usually more narrow, they may be lighter because they also wont have the moulded built up look that some scooters have, the idea with a folding one is to provide the basic function that a mobility scooter provides, still with all of the safety that you would expect but with the convenience of being able to transport it easier, without needing a people carrier or a van.

Not all will require you to remove parts, some truely are able to fold down and it’s not difficult to even transport some of these types on a bus or a train, even on a plane, usually you will have to detach the battery pack but that is also designed to be a quick and easy process.

If you need a transportable mobility scooter that doesn’t require having access to a large vehicle then a folding mobility scooter can be ideal and gives you more options on how you can tranport it.

As mobility scooters are continually improved they make a lot of short journeys easier and with various accessories that can be added it means there is little problem in a user carrying a walking stick or crutches, small amounts of shopping and other items on their scooter.

Sometimes though you may need to carry more than a bag of groceries and although some people may hang a shopping bag from the handles it’s not really the best way and could even become a little dangerous as it puts added weight on the handle area, this could make it more difficult for you to turn safely.

A mobility scooter trailer can be suitable for those journeys where you need to transport a few bags of shopping or other items, and safely, as well as keeping the items dry.

All of this needs to be possible without making your scooter difficult to manage, so it’s important that you dont try to attach any type of trailer that you think you will be ok but instead only use one designed purely for use with a mobility scooter.

There will usually be a limit in size for the trailer and this is to make sure that the mobility scooter, with trailer attached does not become a problem to operate and that not too much weight can be added that would cause any problems or put the user at risk.

The trailers are usually lockable too, so keeping your items safe inside, they are built to withstand the natural vibration and wear and tear as a mobility scooter user travels along pavements and roads and will connect to most mobility scooters.

With a trailer you are not as limited to the amount of shopping or other items that you can carry safely, this also keeps yourself safer by keeping anything that shouldn’t be on the handle area off and behind you where it doesn’t become a distraction or a liability.

Attaching a mobility scooter trailer is kept simple, as is detaching it so as soon as you dont need the use of the trailer it can simply be unattached with a few simple steps and reattached with a few simple steps when you need it again.