> Doug wrote:

>> On 21 Jul, 20:12, Adrian gmail.com> wrote:

>>> "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily,
>>> sounding much like they were saying:
>>>

>>>>>> Will such a scooter do a ten mile round trip for shopping up some
>>>>>> very steep hills as well as take me to other places that I choose
>>>>>> to visit occasionally?

>>>>> Yes. Some can do 40 miles and go up steep hills.

>>>> How steep do you regard as steep and where do I keep it when it's
>>>> not in use?

>>>
>>> Round here is FAR from flat, and the F-i-L's would accelerate from a
>>> standing start to panting-to-keep-up very nicely indeed up
>>> steep-steep.
>>>
>>> Of course, if you do things like that, you can forget getting
>>> anywhere NEAR the massively optimistic quoted range.
>>>
>>> You're limited in carrying capacity to a carrier bag of fairly light
>>> shopping (wire basket on the handlebars, so too much weight and not
>>> only does the , and if it rains you get wet. There are canopies
>>> available, but they're laughable. There are slightly larger ones,
>>> but they're 8mph so not pavement legal (although you can switch into
>>> 4mph pavement mode).

>>
>> Am I to understand that you use a mobility scooter for shopping? BTW
>> what is an F-i-L?

>
> Can't you work anything out for yourself? F-i-L = Father-in-Law =
> someone's partner's father.
>

>> You should be OK if you halve the range and its better for the
>> batteries anyway. Some are advertised as 35 miles range. Why are the
>> canopies laughable if they are weather proof?
>>
>> You can also put a large basket/bag where your feet normally are

>
> Where does one put one's feet?
>