Disposal of unwanted mobility scooter

Wibbles
Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,984 Trailblazing
I have an unwanted PRIDE apex scooter to get rid of. It is 4 years old but needs a new battery. Rather than taking it to the tip (at £25 !)
I have checked online and have found two companies who will come and collect it (nationally)
https://www.wheeliegoodmobility.co.uk/donating-to-us.html - resells scooters (for profit !) not charity ?
and
http://www.mobilityscooterrecycleman.co.uk/ - appears to sell broken down scooters at great expense - not charity !!
Anyone used these companies ?
Any alternatives ?





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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Community member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Hi 

    Try British Red Cross or British heart foundation 

    I know you can arrange bhf all online I have done b4 but it was furniture British Red Cross supply disability aids and wheelchair so they may take it 
  • JessieJ
    JessieJ Community member Posts: 576 Pioneering
    I don't know of either of those companies, but new batteries can be bought, so maybe you could advertise locally & someone in need could pick it up or get it picked up for their use.
  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    If it helps, Scope has lots of information on both selling used disability equipment, and recycling used disability equipment @Wibbles
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,984 Trailblazing
    janer1967 said:
    Hi 

    Try British Red Cross or British heart foundation 

    I know you can arrange bhf all online I have done b4 but it was furniture British Red Cross supply disability aids and wheelchair so they may take it 

    Neither the red cross or BHF are interested in accepting my 4 year old Mobility Scooter - so it is looking highly likely that I will have to dispose of it via the tip (stupid sounding because it cost me over £1500)
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Community member Posts: 2,925 Championing
    You could try eBay if you're comfortable with a stranger coming to collect.

    I don't know what the selling fees would be for a scooter though.
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,984 Trailblazing
    Found a company willing to buy  my old scooter @ £60 !!
    They collect nationwide

  • Alex_Alumni
    Alex_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,538 Championing
    I'm glad you've found somewhere to sell your scooter onto @Wibbles let us know how things go, as it might be a useful recommendation for others in a similar situation.

    It's good to see a few different options for selling or recycling mobility aids on this thread :)
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,984 Trailblazing
    Update:
    Believe it or not - I still have the unwanted mobility scooter
    Despite Sunshine scooters offering me £60 collected for it - they never showed up to collect it and are now ignoring my emails !!
  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,925 Championing
    Oh no - how frustrating @Wibbles!!
  • Steve_in_The_City
    Steve_in_The_City Scope Member Posts: 653 Pioneering
    I give mine away! There is always someone with walking difficulties who will give a mobility scooter a good home. I have given away 3 so far. I am not physically capable of changing a battery so once the battery starts to fade I give them to people who only want to go shopping locally. I gave my last one away last November to a neighbour and she still uses it to go to the local shops. 
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,984 Trailblazing
    I give mine away! There is always someone with walking difficulties who will give a mobility scooter a good home. I have given away 3 so far. I am not physically capable of changing a battery so once the battery starts to fade I give them to people who only want to go shopping locally. I gave my last one away last November to a neighbour and she still uses it to go to the local shops. 
    Can't you get someone to help you with the battery?
    Ie) take it to the battery shop and ask them to change it? 
  • Steve_in_The_City
    Steve_in_The_City Scope Member Posts: 653 Pioneering
    No! I have no family, no carers, all my friends are either dead or moved away so I have no-one to ask for assistance, so it is a case of muddling through those times when I need help as best I can. I wouldn't even know where our local battery shop is, but in any case I think they need specially designed batteries (not sure). It is easier for me to just give a scooter away than try to change the battery. I hope you will be able to dispose of yours.
  • andrewkuk
    andrewkuk Scope Member Posts: 75 Contributor
    Wibbles said:
    Update:
    Believe it or not - I still have the unwanted mobility scooter
    Despite Sunshine scooters offering me £60 collected for it - they never showed up to collect it and are now ignoring my emails !!
    Hi Wibbles - Did you manage to get rid of your scooter? If not where in the UK are you? Is your scooter the one with suspension? Regards Andrew
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,984 Trailblazing
    Sunshine scooters did reply and told me that they are very busy at the moment, but will be in contact soon
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,984 Trailblazing
    Still nothing from Sunshine scooters 
  • andrewkuk
    andrewkuk Scope Member Posts: 75 Contributor
    That's really bad. Hopefully  will contact you soon and collect the scooter.
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,984 Trailblazing
    andrewkuk said:
    That's really bad. Hopefully  will contact you soon and collect the scooter.
    It looks like the tip 
  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 4,297 Online Community Specialist
    It's a shame it cannot be used or collected. I assume you've already looked to people you know if there's need. Are there any local groups that help those with motability? Or perhaps something like a volunteer repair workshop, my local town has one and they're always taking donations of things they can fix or take parts from to help fix other things.
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 1,984 Trailblazing
    It's a shame it cannot be used or collected. I assume you've already looked to people you know if there's need. Are there any local groups that help those with motability? Or perhaps something like a volunteer repair workshop, my local town has one and they're always taking donations of things they can fix or take parts from to help fix other things.

    Good idea
    There is a fix it "club" 
  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 4,297 Online Community Specialist
    edited August 2023
    Maybe if you just make it clear to them that NOBODY is taking it and it's just going to go to the dump otherwise. Make it clear you've tried to give it to charity and other avenues and this is a last resort.