As a disabled person, I no longer drive as my concentration is too poor. I use an electric Mobility Scooter to get around. My local Train Company, South Eastern Trains, is brilliant in their care of disabled passengers. Taking a scooter or wheelchair is no problem on their services, and they are unfailingly pleasant and helpful.
However, sometimes I have to use other train companies. Personally, I have found South West Trains to be quite a miserable bunch in general.
Well, for the sake of my relationship with my boyfriend, I have decided to buy a second, smaller scooter to travel with, so that I can do more things with him. My poor mobility affects his life too, and I don’t want it to play any larger a part than it has to. The new scooter easily fits in to a car boot, and is below the size required by most train and bus companies. There would be no problem getting it into a taxi either.
You can see it here: http://www.fairprice-mobility-scooters.co.uk/priderevo.html
Before committing myself to a huge debt, I emailed a train company to see if it would be acceptable on their services. Here is the ultra-friendly and helpful reply I got back:
Thank you for your email of 08 May 2006, regarding our Scooter
Passport.
If you would like to apply for our Scooter Passport, the powered
scooter can be no wider than 700mm and no longer than 1200mm.
Maximum weight 270kg. If so, please send a picture of the scooter
and a picture of yourself and details of the dimensions of the
scooter to the address above, marking the envelope '' Scooter
Passport Application''.
Other Train Operating Companies – The national rail leaflet "Rail
Travel for Disabled Passengers" states that scooters are not
widely accepted on the network. Most other train operating
companies do not carry scooters onto their services.
Wow!! I’m underwhelmed!!
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