Mobility scooters

[TealSwan]

I have a mobility scooter goes 4/8 mph but I don't go on the roads so tend to stick to the 4mph.i was thinking of getting a small trailer to go on the back for my shopping. But some one said Need a licence, insurance and MOT & TAX to have a trailer on back of your mobility scooter.is this true ? Pic of scooter

Googling tells me they aren’t legal to use on pavements or roads. Something to do with weight, stability and so on.

I hang my shopping on each handle and on the floor at my feet. So long as the bags are not too heavy it works.

You need to register it like a car whatever speed it goes at - but it's free to do. I don't think many people know that. I bought insurance for mine too ( comprehensive cover for; accidental damage, theft, public liability, personal accidents as well as Mobility Scooter breakdown and recovery, for about £38 per year, which I thought was reasonable.
I don't know what the rules are for trailers, I'm afraid, so can't help there, but I would think one would be a bit of a hazard on the pavement, depending where you live!

You could get a large basket

My father has a pack that fits on the back of the seat to carry additional stuff to the basket and floor. I've never seen a trailer on one, and there are a lot in his area (retirement central by the coast!)

Thanks everyone will look into it I stay on path don't go on the roads.

They're not legal...

However unless you're using one somewhere very stupid (ie super busy, narrow spaces, inside a supermarket) or you actually have an accident and your insurance is involved, the chances are no one is ever going to stop you!

I would devise something using a hand-pulled shopping cart/troll/granny trolley, rather than an actual trailer - go for something with a wide bar type handle and larger wheels, then make a bracket/get someone to make a bracket, or attatch clips/loops so that it can't twist and roll whilst being towed - make sure you can detach it easily yourself!!

That is not true. 4mph (class 2) scooters and electric chairs do not need to be registered with DVLA. Over 4mph (class 3) do. While you can buy mobility scooter trailers, they are not permitted for use on public roads or pavements. The Road Vehicles (Construction & Use) Regulations 1986 state that invalid carriages (mobility scooters) are not allowed to tow trailers. No idea why anyone makes them though since they can't be used!

The tax thing - yes road legal (which yours is even if you don't use it on the road) should be taxed, insurance is optional, and the tax is free. That still doesn't let you use a trailer though.

That's the coolest one I've ever seen.

There's a couple of men doing it round here, they have a cart like the festival one that they have a bike tagalong style bracket on the back of the scooter to attach it to.

But still not legal.

maybe not, but given the number of electric motorbikes, scooters and antisocial behaviour surrounding both and no action taken, can't see they are concerned about 'Brian' going to Tesco and loading his trailer with baked beans and loo rolls.

But Brian may be bothered if he has an accident as a result of driving illegally and ends up sued, fined or imprisoned. Whilst I agree that the electric bikes etc are a problem, they are mostly not being driven to/in Tesco's.