Disposal of unwanted mobility scooter
Wibbles
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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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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
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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.
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If it helps, Scope has lots of information on both selling used disability equipment, and recycling used disability equipment @Wibbles2
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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)
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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.0 -
Found a company willing to buy my old scooter @ £60 !!They collect nationwide
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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 thread0 -
Update:Believe it or not - I still have the unwanted mobility scooterDespite Sunshine scooters offering me £60 collected for it - they never showed up to collect it and are now ignoring my emails !!0
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Oh no - how frustrating @Wibbles!!0
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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.0
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Steve_in_The_City said: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.
Ie) take it to the battery shop and ask them to change it?1 -
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.0
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Wibbles said:Update:Believe it or not - I still have the unwanted mobility scooterDespite Sunshine scooters offering me £60 collected for it - they never showed up to collect it and are now ignoring my emails !!0
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Sunshine scooters did reply and told me that they are very busy at the moment, but will be in contact soon
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Still nothing from Sunshine scooters0
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That's really bad. Hopefully will contact you soon and collect the scooter.0
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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.0
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Jimm_Scope said: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"0 -
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.0
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