Hi, my name is JACKMCHAMMOCKLASHING! Just here as I am new to using a mobility scooter...

JACKMCHAMMOCKLASHING
JACKMCHAMMOCKLASHING Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
edited May 7 in Transport and travel

Hi everyone, Just here as I am new to using a mobility scooter, and need all the advice I can get,

I am 80 yrs old, and the only way I can get about is with my mobility scooter

I did not have a lot of cash, so I bought a cheap scooter a Greenpower JH500

Not very quick and it seems to becoming a buy cheap buy twice type of thing it is fully charged but still slow, Is it possible to make it a little quicker, ( I do not want a motorbike just a bit quicker to take me through the woods towards town

Thank you all Jack

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  • JACKMCHAMMOCKLASHING
    JACKMCHAMMOCKLASHING Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener
  • Ranald
    Ranald Online Community Member Posts: 1,079 Championing
    edited May 7

    A class 3 scooter is limited to 8 mph in the UK (4 mph on pavements, 8 mph on the road). Some are capable of 15 mph, but only for use on private land.

    My TGA Breeze S4 can only do 8 mph, and I find that quite fast enough. Just how fast do you need to go on a mobility scooter?

  • Passerby
    Passerby Posts: 297 Pioneering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1025588#Comment_1025588

    And Google says that a JH500 scooter is capable of reaching speeds of up to 15mph!

  • Ranald
    Ranald Online Community Member Posts: 1,079 Championing
    edited May 7
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1025590#Comment_1025590

    Yes it can, but you would be driving it illegally unless on private land, and with the owner's permission.

  • JACKMCHAMMOCKLASHING
    JACKMCHAMMOCKLASHING Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    I just want to get to my family four miles away across the woods, so far taking me half an hour each way, I do not want to race through the town centre,

    Lots of people say they can do 15kmh off road, but I have no idea how they do it One company offers to do it for £100 and it only takes five minutes

    Oh well I do not think it would be safe to buy a Harley Davison Trike at 140 mph aged 80

  • Ranald
    Ranald Online Community Member Posts: 1,079 Championing

    Go as fast as you like, but just don't hit anyone. Then you will be up the creek.

  • egister
    egister Posts: 973 Pioneering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1025840#Comment_1025840

    Hi! There is a risk that they will only be able to reprogram the speed display, increasing it on the speedometer, without changing the actual speed.

  • Ranald
    Ranald Online Community Member Posts: 1,079 Championing

    I spend 2-3 hours per day on my scooter, and am yet to be in such a hurry, that I can't obey the UK speed limits.

    I would rather arrive at my destination safely, than risk hurting an innocent member of the public, who have the right to go about their business in safety.

  • JACKMCHAMMOCKLASHING
    JACKMCHAMMOCKLASHING Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    I agree, though I live over four miles away from my family through woods and it woud be easier if I could get there earlier, I am not a racing nut I am 80 years old so thank you for your advice

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