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transporting a mobility scooter

Hello,
I'm looking for advice on the best system to load and unload my mobility scooter from my car.
At present, I have a boot scooter which as I'm sure you know breaks down into multiple pieces, for supposedly easy transporting. However, my carer is female and of a certain age where I worry about her having to handle the weight of a couple of the sections. We have a large SUV so the sections have to be lifted higher than a normal estate. I'm at the stage where I prefer to sit in the car and wait rather than unload and assemble the scooter for me to be able to join her.
My first thought was a self-loading, Quingo Flyte.... on further investigation I will lose the use of five seats which leaves us no room for our dog to travel with us and indeed no room for luggage etc. We would also need an extension to fit an SUV which would also have to be carried with us.My next thought would be to have a hoist fitted to lift the scooter into position without any physical effort.
Does anyone have any advice regarding using a hoist system and does it also come with a downside?
Changing my car is an obvious solution but I love my car and suits me well so I need to work around my present car.
Thank you for reading this essay and all advice is welcomed.
I'm looking for advice on the best system to load and unload my mobility scooter from my car.
At present, I have a boot scooter which as I'm sure you know breaks down into multiple pieces, for supposedly easy transporting. However, my carer is female and of a certain age where I worry about her having to handle the weight of a couple of the sections. We have a large SUV so the sections have to be lifted higher than a normal estate. I'm at the stage where I prefer to sit in the car and wait rather than unload and assemble the scooter for me to be able to join her.
My first thought was a self-loading, Quingo Flyte.... on further investigation I will lose the use of five seats which leaves us no room for our dog to travel with us and indeed no room for luggage etc. We would also need an extension to fit an SUV which would also have to be carried with us.My next thought would be to have a hoist fitted to lift the scooter into position without any physical effort.
Does anyone have any advice regarding using a hoist system and does it also come with a downside?
Changing my car is an obvious solution but I love my car and suits me well so I need to work around my present car.
Thank you for reading this essay and all advice is welcomed.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qgpJbGFyWEn.
I bought mine from Quingo as a manufacturer refurbished item, it was/is in good condition and had only 12hrs use logged. It cost £2700 plus finance costs. This was a mistake. The scooter is great but if I had searched ebay etc I could have saved 1 to 1.5 £k. So in conclusion I suggest you look for a used one on line. Hope this helps. Roy
Best wishes.
DLTBGYD
Following on from my previous post I did get the Citroen and it has performed really well with the hoist. Great mpg 50+ out of a 1600 diesel automatic. Build quality maybe not as good as previous Motability cars but still ok.
Hope you got something to suit.
Best wishes.
DLTBGYD