Mobility scooters on roads with no pavements

[Jux]

I and dh disagree about this so I wonder if anyone can answer.

I have a mobility scooter. It goes on the pavement, but is not 'road legal' so it has no indicators, is not high powered or any of the other things that scooters need to be if you want to 'drive' it on the road.

However, it is my walking aid.

I live in a country town. There are many roads in town which have no pavement. Pedestrians simply walk along the road keeping close to the edge. I, too, 'walk' on the road keeping close to the edge, only my 'walking' is done with my scooter not my legs.

My dh insists that this is illegal. I say I can't get anywhere if I can't go on the road like all the other pedestrians do, like he himself does. He insists that if I need to go somewhere where some roads have pavenment/then have no pavement/then have pavement on the other side/then have pavement on both sides etc as happens with quite a few of our roads, then I have to go in the car.

I say I am merely being a pedestrian. The scooter is not that much wider than I am now I've put on a lot of weight (from no longer walking!).

So, can I use those roads or am I really not allowed to?

I've always seen mobility scooters on the road.

Google (other search engines are available) "the Highway Code" section on mobility scooters. I tried to do a link but iPad would not play ball. It says that wheelchairs and non-roadlegal mobility scooters can go on the road where there is no pavement.
So you are correct and your DH is wrong
However, he may be concerned for your safety, as pedestrians and mobility scooters are so vulnerable when there is no pavement.

So according to the DVLA, there are two classifications of scooter - a class 2 and a class 3. Yours sounds like a class 2, so can't be used on the road except where there isn't a pavement. So I think legally, you're fine. But please make sure you're properly visible - high vis, reflectives and lights! You're sitting lower than a pedestrian and moving differently so there's a risk a driver could miss seeing you on a dull day.

www.gov.uk/mobility-scooters-and-powered-wheelchairs-rules

Thank you!

I think he'd rather I didn't ever go anywhere, but stayed nicely in the house.

Agree with pps. I use my mobility scooter on the road where there is no pavement.
I have high vis vest that I wear over the back of my seat!
You can also buy other high vis stuff for scooters too.
Enjoy your freedom!