Troubleshooting guide
Please call us for support during office hours. Outside of these hours a guide to common problems is listed at the bottom of this page.
During office hours
Please call us on
01273 32 32 39 or 01273 89 40 40
(9 to 5, Monday to Friday)
We are closed bank holidays and weekends
We’re sorry that you’re having trouble with your mobility scooter or powerchair. The most common problems that cause a scooter or powerchair not to start and their solutions are listed here:
- Scooter has completely run out of charge – plug scooter into charge for at least 3 hours (Rascals & Shoprider Wispa – built in charger under flap at back of scooter, otherwise a separate charger is supplied)
- Still plugged in and on charge – unplug the charger
- Key has been left in scooter, causing it to go into sleep mode – turn the scooter off and then on again
- Lever on the bottom back of the scooter has been left in freewheel mode – push the lever back down.
- Levers on the bottom back of the powerchair have been left in freewheel mode – turn both levers 90 degrees.
- Cable (halfway down the steering column) has become dislodged – disconnect completely and push back in until you hear it click (Rascal scooters only)
- Scooter has been driven for a considerable time on low speed, causing the motor to trip – turn off the scooter, press the reset button once, then turn key back to on position
- Rascal – reset button is beside the charge indicator at the back
- Shoprider – reset button is under the seat
