Friday 1 November 2013

Britain is mobility scooter capital of Europe: 300,000 on our roads and streets as obesity and number of pensioners soar

As they speed down paths and shopping centre aisles, it’s perhaps not surprising that now and again some of us fear being mown down by a mobility scooter.
With good reason, it seems. Britain is the mobility scooter capital of Europe, with more than a quarter of a million on our roads, experts say.
Just five years ago there were just 70,000 mobility scooters being used in the UK, the number is now closer to 300,000, according to the British Healthcare Trades Association. 
Britain is now home to more mobility scooters than any other European nation


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143307/Britain-mobility-scooter-capital-Europe-300-000-roads.html


Source Ref: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143307/Britain-mobility-scooter-capital-Europe-300-000-roads.html

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