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26/07/2009, 11:09 NormanH Joined on 10/04/2008 Posts 1,967 Electric scooter Has any one any experience of these in France? I am thinking of something like this In particular:  do you have to buy them yourself, or is there any help from the Sécu? If there is no help can you hire them? What about work needed to make access to the garage etc?    Report

26/07/2009, 14:42 Benjamin Joined on 21/08/2005 Vendée South Posts 2,558 Re: Electric scooter Try this for starters. http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1698844/ShowPost.aspx Look at the size of the wheels. Have you seen some of the pavements here. Mrs Benjamin is sometimes looking up at the blue yonder when I'm  pushing her in the wheelchair. Benjamin Is Miki back?    Report

26/07/2009, 14:55 NormanH Joined on 10/04/2008 Posts 1,967 Re: Electric scooter No one would push me( except over a cliff). What I was asking was a bit on the practical level of what is re-reimbursed.. Something like the thread about re-claiming car expenses.    Report

26/07/2009, 15:00 Benjamin Joined on 21/08/2005 Vendée South Posts 2,558 Re: Electric scooter  NormanH wrote: No one would push me( except over a cliff). You reap what you sow? Benjamin Is Miki back?    Report

26/07/2009, 15:01 NormanH Joined on 10/04/2008 Posts 1,967 Re: Electric scooter Too true    Report

27/07/2009, 9:25 Charente Joined on 27/07/2009 Posts 1 Re: Electric scooter Perhaps I can help you on this; we run a business selling mobility scooters which is based in the Charente but which delivers across France. Regarding a grant to purchase, depending on your handicap and the MDPH in your region, it is very occasionally possible to get assistance to purchase a scooter. However clients of ours who have applied have generally had to wait an average of 18 months for a decision and only those on the maximum disability level have qualified. With regard to hiring, depending on where you live in relation to our offices the cost of transport to/from can be very expensive - usually buying a scooter is cheaper. You need to be able to keep any electric scooter dry so in a garage, hallway, sous-sol is fine next to a normal electric power point for recharging (all our scooters arrive with their own chargers). Hope this helps but if you have any other questions, feel free to contact me. Catriona RILEY Post edited by a moderator, please contact poster by PM if necessary.    Report

27/07/2009, 20:35 NormanH Joined on 10/04/2008 Posts 1,967 Re: Electric scooter Thank you very much. Please send me a pm..    Report

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