Hi, would leaving a mobility battery charger connected to the battery charge socket but switched off discharge the battery completely? Many thanks, Steve

The London Discussion didn’t actually get going, who knows though, it might do so in the future.

Basically what im hoping for is for people to reply to the post here and to let others know about anything that they know regarding mobility in Manchester.

It could be a shop that you buy your mobility aids from, or a place within the city that could do with some improvements with regards to accessibility or maybe even a club of some sort for disabled people in general.

Sometimes people are looking for a local place to get their mobility scooter fixed, so if you have any recommendations, good or bad experiences or advice regarding mobility in Manchester then feel free to reply here with your comments.

Can you tell me, who pays for the electricity to charge my scooter? I live in a sheltered complex and the Housing Association have installed 2 charging points and the electricity used is paid for by an increase in the communal service charge.

Some residents are not happy with this. Thanks

Hi, hope you can help, my mother who suffered a stroke has a hs-580 which hasnt been used in a while but now the weather is picking up she wants to start using it.  The diagnostic light is flashing 5 times to say there is a brake malfunction, any idea what it could be?

Its preventing it from moving at all.

I wonder if those people are questioning if they can safely use a zimmer frame as support while climbing stairs but i think that this would be a bad idea and rather dangerous as although frames provide good support around the home and outdoors, when it comes to a flight of stairs they are not ideal.

Where they can be used safely is when there are steps outside that have quite a large area to them before the next step, sometimes where theres only a few steps to go up, and where they are not steep and allow plenty of space to safely place your frame onto.

When it comes to stairs in the home then definately dont take chances with trying to use a zimmer frame to get yourself upstairs, it becomes too difficult regarding holding on to what you need to.

Always use the correct mobility aid for each task as each is specifically designed for its purpose and if chosen and used correctly will assist you and should never create more difficulties regarding your mobility.

Note:  Zimmer Frames are also known as Walking Frames, they are the same mobility aid and the name choice is dependent simply on what you prefer to call them.

I have a Pro-Rider King Class 3 mobility scooter which is just 12 months old and hardly used.  Its been parked in my garage for the past 6 months and it was working fine when I parked it up. The problem now is it won’t move. Its  showing fully charged the lights/indicators are working ok and I can hear the contacts clicks on forward/ reverse leaver but there is no movment.

It’s called Kidz Up North and it’s free, with more than 90 exhibitors there to show the latest of their mobility aids, providing information and covering everything related including education and sports and leisure.

To get more information about the exhibition visit Kidz Up North where you can find the full address, the date of the exhibition and more, you can also download a flyer from there.

As from the start, im always open to peoples thoughts, opinions and suggestions of anything that they would like to see here.

More recently i added the Questions and Answers category and i have started to add questions there as they come in and its good to see any attempt by others to answer the questions and helping out the community.

If there is anything in particular that you would like to see here at the site then please feel free to let me know, you can reply to this thread by using the comments feature or if you prefer, you can send me a message through the contact form

Yourselves are what make this site great and your comments to the posts and opinions are very helpful in constantly improving the site to make sure that is useful for all who visit it.

Thanks

John

I  am about to replace my 33ah batteries on my Pride Celebrity XL8 Mobility Scooter and would like to fit more powerful batteries but have been told I can only upgrade to 40ah, do you know why?

Where can i get my battery charger checked? Living in S.E London, the fuse is OK, the lights come on, but fan does not work and no power at the plug that goes into the scooter.

Is for a Gel-SLA battery, Any help greatly appreciated.