Wheelchair insurance

Circe

After finally accepting I need wheels I brought my first wheelchair last week. I googled insurance as I thought best covered than not.

I didn't even know if I could get insurance for a wheelchair,  I knew electrical mobility scooters you can insure them so I was quite surprised that yes you can get insurance! 

I went with The Blue Badge scheme as it seemed the best one & well known . Cost me £24 P.A. cheaper than I thought  so pleased. 

Does anyone one else have wheelchair insurance? Who with? 

Ross_Alumni

Glad to hear you managed to get your insurance sorted @Circe! 


I'd be interested to hear from others about their experience with getting wheelchair insurance and any challenges / notable positives  

Poppy_

Hi, how are you today? I have Blue Badge for my manual wheelchair as I bought it myself and wanted to be covered, just in case.

Libby_Alumni

Circe said:

After finally accepting I need wheels I brought my first wheelchair last week. I googled insurance as I thought best covered than not.

I didn't even know if I could get insurance for a wheelchair,  I knew electrical mobility scooters you can insure them so I was quite surprised that yes you can get insurance! 

I went with The Blue Badge scheme as it seemed the best one & well known . Cost me £24 P.A. cheaper than I thought  so pleased. 

Does anyone one else have wheelchair insurance? Who with? 

Hi @Circe, 

How are you getting on?

I hope you find @Poppy_'s response helpful have you heard of blue badge mobility insurance before? If not, please see some information below about the organisation, that might be helpful for you:

• Blue Badge Mobility Insurance - Mobility Scooter & Carer Cover

If you have any further questions or queries, please get in touch with us and we would be happy to help  

Libby

Alex_Alumni

I've got insurance for my powerchair with Mark Bates Ltd. It was used when I received my first chair through WhizzKidz, and I've stuck with them since for my new chair. I've never needed to make a claim, and in comparison to you @Circe the price is more expensive, but then it is a powerchair and not a manual one. 

Insurance is definitely worth getting for piece of mind I would say

Circe

Alex_Scope said:

I've got insurance for my powerchair with Mark Bates Ltd. It was used when I received my first chair through WhizzKidz, and I've stuck with them since for my new chair. I've never needed to make a claim, and in comparison to you @Circe the price is more expensive, but then it is a powerchair and not a manual one. 

Insurance is definitely worth getting for piece of mind I would say

i guess it would be as your chair more expensive, piece of mind its worth it.