I've researched power wheelchairs (a.k.a. motorized wheelchairs, powerchairs, electric wheelchairs), electric scooters, lift chairs, and other mobitliy products and have found www.mobilitypro.com the best so far. Any thoughts?

I got mine from the scooter store (www.thescooterstore.com). Service has been pretty good and they worked with social security.

Just wondered.

No!
There is no requirement to have any licence or insurance in the UK
The larger scooters travel upto 8mph which should be on the road these are fitted with the lights and indicators making them road legal

They should limit the scooter to 4mph (limiter switch on scooter)or use a 4mph max speed scooter for the pavement
Insurance is available but not often purchased

I don't want a scooter and I am in England
mary, this company is in u.s.a.

Any decent wheelchair dealer/service centre should be able to position the controller anywhere you want it.

I have been shopping for a mobility scooter. I am 350lbs. give or take. I can walk but I have breathing difficulty and can't walk far. I really enjoy days out with my wife such as festivals, fairs and shopping trips. I found a scooter on planetmobility.com that I am interested in but I can't find out much about consumer opinions on scooters or scooter retailers. Does anyone have info on Shoprider Scooters or about planetmobility.com — good or bad?

Have you went onto the motability site. It should give you reputible dealers

this is with regard to powered wheel chair

tilt means to tilt the back rest and recline means to recline the whole chair like a recliner.

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My father wants to bring his power chair on his cruise. he has some doubts about getting around the ship…..anyone had any experience with this obstacle?

I have never been in or taken someone that needed an electric wheelchair, however, I've seen many passengers use these over my years cruising. Fortunately, a lot of people that are in a situation where they need a power wheelchair have been kind enough to write reviews of ships and give information on traveling with wheelchairs, which can be really useful in planning.

I'm including a few links for you to look over. The one is just on cruising with a disability and the other is a message board. You can look around and probably find the answers to a lot of your questions. I recommend posting questions on their message boards, they are very friendly at Cruise Critic and especially helpful. They will be more than happy to help you with your planning and give you any information you may need.

When you are looking into ships, be sure to look for newer ships. Most ships that are at least 10 years old and even some that aren't quite that old, aren't quite as easy to get around in as some of the newer ships, especially when it comes to hallways and things like that. I know of one gentleman than basically has made it his job to go on cruise ships and review them and how they are with wheelchairs, being constrained to a wheelchair himself. I know he has said that on some of the older ships there is barely room for him to get down the halls, and if someone else is coming they have to get out of the hallway and let him pass before they can get through. I believe one time he had to back out of a hallway when he was not able to get to where he was going and couldn't turn around, so a newer ship should really help with this. And the links have info on some of the best cruise lines when it comes to traveling with a disability.

My biggest suggestion is to avoid ports that will require a tender. This is when you aren't able to dock right at the port, but rather you put your anchor down in the middle of the water and take boats to land. It difficult enough getting onto a tender boat when you aren't in a wheelchair, but if you are it can be even worse and in many cases wheelchairs are not able to get off at tender ports. So be sure to look into this before you plan your trip.

Hope this helps, good luck with your planning!

I know for a fact you can rent Wheelchairs, but what about elderley people who want some independance? I am looking for a local provider who can rent a Electric Disabled Scooter for about 5 days in Early December. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have not rented, but there is an extensive thread on MiceChat about this. The general feeling was that outside providers are not reliable, and that Disney had a pretty good service.

i have thumb arthritis & a mobility scooter. need either a devise to adapt controls or knowledge of make & model with joystick type controls. thanks for ANY help. need scooter not power wheelchair information

I've found two websites that have different types of scooters with joysticks. The second web site has the joystick as an accessory. I hope this helps.

http://www.allwebscooters.com/mobility_chair.asp

http://www.themedsupplyguide.com/mobility-scooters/

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