Public Transport

Mobility Scooters on Buses and Trams in Edinburgh

The Quingo Scooters team were delighted to read that following calls for mobility scooters to be let on buses and trams in Edinburgh, they are now to be allowed on for the first time under a trial scheme being launched by Scottish transport bosses.

Improved accessibility in Edinburgh

Jim Eadie, the Scottish MSP for Edinburgh Southern, raised the issue of poor accessibility on public transport for mobility scooter users earlier this year. Eadie was told that “operational circumstances” meant Transport for Edinburgh could not allow mobility scooters on board the Scottish capitals busses and trams.

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Attractions

Accessible attractions in the North Pennines

As part of our series of blogposts on accessible attractions as recommended by Silver Travel Advisor, today we’d like to focus on the North Pennies, where there are plenty of accessible attractions for the Quingo scooter user to enjoy.

Accessible attractions in the North Pennines

The North Pennines is an area of outstanding natural beauty. Lovers of nature cannot help but appreciate the stunning landscape of open heather moors and peatlands, the spectacular sight of the dales and much more besides.

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News

Concerns Over Carlisle’s Pavements for Mobility Scooters

The Quingo team were interested to discover the recent story of a Carlisle man who believes that some pavements in his city are unsafe for mobility scooter users.

A lack of dropped kerbs in parts of Carlisle?

Jack Paton, 65, of Montgomery Way’s Botcherby often uses his scooter to visit family in nearby Harraby where he says that some of the streets have kerbs up to five inches high. He claims that the lack of dropped kerbs make certain areas difficult for him to get around.

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