Mobility Scooters

:stop:Ive got one and its brilliant,,we dont drive so its great for doing the shopping,,i am very careful and mindful of other road users ,i keep well to the left so that i dont obstruct those drivers that think we shouldn't be on the road,,i always indicate ,(something that car drivers often DONT)i am fully insured payed for,,,and i have it taxed,which you dont pay for by the way,,,,,,,
Beware if you come to Cleveleys ,,its full of us loony pensioners speeding down the pavements:stop:
 
grannydingle said:
Beware if you come to Cleveleys ,,its full of us loony pensioners speeding down the pavements
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This is true. A few years ago Police were stopping old biddies in Cleveleys and random eye testing them, not breath testing, due to the high number of accidents involving pensioners. These biddy chariots should only be licensed for the use of registered disabled people and then only after a driving test. The vast majority who drive them are a menace and quite a few just overweight or plain lazy and shouldn't be using them at all.
 
yerself said:
The vast majority who drive them are a menace and quite a few just overweight or plain lazy and shouldn't be using them at all.
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you mean this type of person lol who was actually 12st before he got a scooter :D

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mallard said:
hey,i dont find that funny at all ,some of you have a car ,but some of us only have this sort of transport to get a bout on like my self.
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Hey c,mon mallard how many times have I taken micky out of yours, lol. told ya before youd still bloomin beat me on my bike.
anyway if yer getting rid of yours push it my way will ya ;):D
 
there was a mechanic in accy who lost an arm and they eventually took his charriot off him because he kept upgrading their engines and nearly killing himself lol

not the modern scooter things but the older blue things like i posted earlier
 
damn right they are dangerous, especially when you get some bloke with one on the bloody bus
 
yerself said:
This is true. A few years ago Police were stopping old biddies in Cleveleys and random eye testing them, not breath testing, due to the high number of accidents involving pensioners. These biddy chariots should only be licensed for the use of registered disabled people and then only after a driving test. The vast majority who drive them are a menace and quite a few just overweight or plain lazy and shouldn't be using them at all.
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I dont class myself as an old biddy, just someone who has limited mobility,and i went for an eye test last Friday.,I even paid £12,50 for an extra indepth test,,,,,,..:moon::alright:
 
accyman said:
they shoud bring back those blue 3 wheeled charriot things because no matter how bad a driver you couldnt go fast enough to cause any harm to anyone :D

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I have not seen a spaz chariot on the road for years :D:D:D
 
yerself said:
This is true. A few years ago Police were stopping old biddies in Cleveleys and random eye testing them, not breath testing, due to the high number of accidents involving pensioners. These biddy chariots should only be licensed for the use of registered disabled people and then only after a driving test. The vast majority who drive them are a menace and quite a few just overweight or plain lazy and shouldn't be using them at all.
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Maybe you should stop and think just how many people you are offending with that statement yerself. I personally find it quite insulting. :(

My brother uses one of those machines and he is far from being an "OLD BIDDY" as you so called refer to them . Hes only late 40s sadly his disability means he NEEDS his and relies on it to stop him becoming a recluse.
He has worked all his life so cant be classed as LAZY or OVERWIEGHT nor is he blind . There are also many people out there using them in similar positions .
I do agree that some of the elderly that use them are partialy sighted and should be sight tested before being allowed to purchase one and also be given basic driving instruction after a certain age and esp if they have never driven .

My mother also used one before she died and she wast an old biddy either. early 50s very similar circumstances to my brother. infact she was the person who instigated the lowering of pavements around Ossy to enable easier access

I have met Granny Claret and she also isnt an old biddy but does have difficulty getting around, and without hers she would be limited to her home, so they also give people a lot of independance and rather than them becoming LAZY and plodding round the house all day long they can get off thier backsides and enjoy life to its fullest.

I may also need one myself in a few years time but it certainly wont be becasue im an old biddy, lazy , blind or lack knowledge of using the road .Nor will i be registered disabled. but simply because I have a disability that is slowly limiting me getting around the way I have always been used to. and im damned if I will vegitate because someone like yerself thinks I should. :(
 
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cherokee said:
Maybe you should stop and think just how many people you are offending with that statement yerself. I personally find it quite insulting. :(

My brother uses one of those machines and he is far from being an "OLD BIDDY" as you so called refer to them . Hes only late 40s sadly his disability means he NEEDS his and relies on it to stop him becoming a recluse.
He has worked all his life so cant be classed as LAZY or OVERWIEGHT nor is he blind . There are also many people out there using them in similar positions .
I do agree that some of the elderly that use them are partialy sighted and should be sight tested before being allowed to purchase one and also be given basic driving instruction after a certain age and esp if they have never driven .

My mother also used one before she died and she wast an old biddy either. early 50s very similar circumstances to my brother. infact she was the person who instigated the lowering of pavements around Ossy to enable easier access

I have met Granny Claret and she also isnt an old biddy but does have difficulty getting around, and without hers she would be limited to her home, so they also give people a lot of independance and rather than them becoming LAZY and plodding round the house all day long they can get off thier backsides and enjoy life to its fullest.

I may also need one myself in a few years time but it certainly wont be becasue im an old biddy, lazy , blind or lack knowledge of using the road .Nor will i be registered disabled. but simply because I have a disability that is slowly limiting me getting around the way I have always been used to. and im damned if I will vegitate because someone like yerself thinks I should. :(
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wow cherokee thanks for that,,,,,i couldn't have put it better,,,no one knows whats around the corner,,,if people are healthy and fit they are very lucky
 
what i can't grasp with these scooters, fer people that would be housebound not just overweight, why do the government not pay or help pay fer em fer those people, me mate aint 60 yet, worked all his life, not overweight, had to pay near 2k fer one of these things, he cannot walk more than 4/5 paces due to a rare medical condition. he says he gets his tax free every year luckily he could afford one of these,otherwise he would be virtually housebound, the government not having the funds is no excuse to me, they sure waste enough on useless unnecessary stuff.:(
 
I agree cashy, they dont come cheap and for that reason there are many that have become housebound. even if they were rented out by the Nhs or something like that .
I do agree that more conditions should be set for the users because they can be dangerous but they also offer a lifeline to many .
 
I do think they are a good idea but believe the users should have to pass a test of some sort to prove they are safe and competent to use one. They are quite heavy so would do some damage if one ran into a pedestrian.

I also think they are lethal on the road.

As proved by the news story, the lady using it was not fit too. She was unable to control it correctly. When tested afterwards it was fine.
 
My friend had one a few years ago, he had to take out insurance on his incase he ran into somebody. Is this still the case ?
 
cashman said:
what i can't grasp with these scooters, fer people that would be housebound not just overweight, why do the government not pay or help pay fer em fer those people, me mate aint 60 yet, worked all his life, not overweight, had to pay near 2k fer one of these things, he cannot walk more than 4/5 paces due to a rare medical condition. he says he gets his tax free every year luckily he could afford one of these,otherwise he would be virtually housebound, the government not having the funds is no excuse to me, they sure waste enough on useless unnecessary stuff.:(
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I actually think cashy that you can get one of these if you have the Mobility allowance component of DLA, not 100% sure but think I've read it somewhere, might be wrong, will try and find out
 
jaysay said:
I actually think cashy that you can get one of these if you have the Mobility allowance component of DLA, not 100% sure but think I've read it somewhere, might be wrong, will try and find out
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well me mate sure couldn't get one john, would appreciate if ya did find relevant information.;)
 
jaysay said:
I actually think cashy that you can get one of these if you have the Mobility allowance component of DLA, not 100% sure but think I've read it somewhere, might be wrong, will try and find out
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I was right cashy, you can use Mobility Allowance for a car, Powered wheelchair or scooter, just put mobility allowance in the search engine and there's all the information there
 
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