Once you have purchased a mobility scooter, there are plenty of extra attachments that you can find to purchase, both online and at your local mobility products retailer.

Everything from a holder to place a drink and bags to store light shopping to various types of covering to protect you and your mobility scooter from the weather, as well as items like alarms, covers for the control panel and so much more.

Some of these may seem less important than others, while some are very useful like a holder for an oxygen bottle that makes it safer for the user to be able to have their oxygen bottle near enough with it still being held in place securely.

Each person has their wants and wishes, ideas that they think would be a good addition to their own mobility scooter, even if its not something that everyone else would want or need it may be very useful for you if it was available or maybe you even build some of your own extras to be fitted to your mobility scooter.

What have you thought would be really great if you could purchase it for your mobility scooter but have not seen available for them yet?

When it comes to getting something repaired, some people prefer to do the job themselves.

With mobility aids its understandable that even if the desire is there for someone to have a go at repairing and maintaining their mobility aids that they may be unable to because of their disability which has lead to them having to use one or more daily aids in the first place.

As a mobility scooter has plenty of parts that may need a look at from time to time and some parts needing to be replaced occasionally, either through wear and tear or through accidental damage, it can encourage some users to do some of the repairs themselves.

It can save money and the inconvenience of your mobility scooter being out of use for longer than you like but also it helps you to become familiar with the workings of the mobility scooter.

Other users prefer not to touch anything when it comes to repairs and maintenance and choose to always have a professional do the work, regardless of cost or them being without their own mobility scooter possibly for a few days.

You can read about the benefits of doing the repairs yourself or taking the work to a professional or combining both at mobility scooter repairs by diy and professionals.

What do you prefer to do when it comes to repairs on your own mobility scooter?

Do you do it yourself and have become quite comfortable with working on yours and enjoy it, or do you prefer not to attempt it and rather take it to your local professional for any repair work needed?

Please share your comments below.

It’s that time of year again that can look quite beautiful over the weeks with the leaves changing color and eventually falling and that feeling of change, the shedding of natures work in preparation for the winter ahead.

Depending on where you live and the amount of trees around, the build up of leaves can be quite substantial, and if the majority of leaves are not falling onto open soil then it can take a little longer for the leaves to break down if they dont get cleared up first.

While using your mobility scooter and seeing a coating of leaves up ahead of you on the pavement may not pose much of an obvious problem, it’s what lies underneath the leaves that you cant see which may inconvenience you.

We’re not talking serious danger here, just the types of things that you would otherwise avoid on a clear pavement.

Although quite harmless, it can be more difficult to spot dog muck bewtween all of those leaves, this wont really cause you any problems but if you dont notice that it is on the tires and it gets taken indoors then this is slightly unpleasant of course.

Theres also the possibility of broken glass or other sharp objects, which wont be an issue for you if the tires on your mobility scooter and not inflatable but it might lead to a puncture on others.

Sometimes the leaves are totally covering the pavement, taking to the road may not be an option so at times you’re forced to ride through and over the leaves, there may be a dip in the pavement, even one that you have been aware of at other times but it can be difficult to know where it is when you cant see the pavement and only the mass of fallen leaves.

When you will find it a little more dangerous is when the leaves begin to get broken down and are soaking wet, this can sometimes create a slippery coating on the pavement surface and extra care should be taken if you’re ever travelling over a surface like this.

The autumn can be a great time of the year on the dry days when you can feel the freshness in the air and get to experience the wonderful colors of the leaves that the trees begin to shed, seeing those gorgeous reds, yellows, golden browns and shades in between.

We dont associate leaves as posing any danger to us, and on their own they really dont, it’s just when you have a build up of them over the ground that you’re travelling on, whether dry or wet that you need to practice caution, knowing that the leaves can hide unnoticeable inconveniences underneath.

You can also read more about general mobility aid use outdoors during the autumn at Adapting To Mobility Aid Use For Autumn And Winter