Mobility Scooter

[Carolyn]

Is it cheaper to buy a mobility scooter in Spain, or buy in England and transport it over.? Also if it is bought in England is it possible to repair and service in Spain if necessary? Any info or experiences please?

[thecanaries]

When we first came out to Spain over 12 years ago we had a large mobility scooter shipped over to us by a company up north, sorry can't remember name or find paper work, as it was cheaper to do this than buy there.  Since then we have brought a portable one over which is able to go in the car, on our normal flight with Easy jet, though again several years ago.  We have also had batteries shipped over again cheaper!
It's a pity that we couldn't buy in Spain but the cost of the scooters and mobility accessories seem far dearer than we can buy in the uk.
Hope this helps

Sue

[sunseekers]

I used to hire one when we first started coming back to GA and it was costing us 250 euros for a fortnight and most were a lot smaller than I needed. I bought one in the UK for £350 and had it shipped over for£150 so it paid for itself in 2 trips plus it is the right size. There is a company in Guadamar that hires and apparently sells second hand scooters.

Graham

[Tony Gillam]

Judging from the proliferation of them in Benidorm, it would appear that it is the disabled capital of Europe.

[sunseekers]

Sadly tony it is not, a lot of people use them as toys not for need, they were supposed to be regulating the use of them to people who actually did need them but what what i have seen they are still playthings too, which is very bad for people who really need to use them, as when they are used as playthings they can be a real nuisance.  We stayed in benidorm a few years ago and my husband, who does need one got a really old one while we watched stag parties zooming around on better ones, obviously booked together, creating problems.
Hazel