Recommendations for electric scooter

[SecretSquirrels]

DM is 80 and used to be a great walker. Sadly due to heart failure she can now just about walk her dog 20 metres at a very slow pace. She still drives but hopefully not for much longer.
I think her quality of life would improve with a mobility scooter but don't quite know where to begin. Any tips, pitfalls to avoid welcome.

[CMOTDibbler]

Scooters really are life changing - my dad was incredibly resistant to having one, but now he tells everyone that is of an age/mobility to need one to get one sooner than later

The first thing to decide on is how far she will need to go on it, and what the pavements are like.
Will she want to take it in a car at any point?
Will she want to go on the bus?
Where will it be kept - in the garage or in the house?

Then take her to somewhere that they sell a range of different scooters, and ideally one with an outside area that she can test drive them.

They vary from very lightweight ones which are designed to be put in a car and then just driven round the shops (therefore slow and not so comfy) to great big ones for longer distances and more like a mini car. But harder to manoevre in shops.

[OneHandFlapping]

You can rent scooters for short periods too. They're pricy to buy, so it might be an idea to try one out first.

[SecretSquirrels]

I hadn't thought of a test drive, good idea. I think she would use it to go to the nearest shopping centre about half a mile from home. Even if it fit in the car she has the strength of a flea so would never be able to lift it into her car. She does like a coach trip or holiday, although I can't see them accepting a scooter as luggage.

[CMOTDibbler]

They will take the folding scooters on coach holidays - I think you have to book the space for them, but you can def take them, which would expand the time she could keep going. But if thats of interest, I'd buy a second hand one as unfortunatly they come up a lot on preloved etc, with buying the new one for everyday
Dad just had his serviced, which was £65 for a home visit