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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. Continue reading Concerns Over Carlisle’s Pavements for Mobility Scooters

Navigating a dropped kerb on your Quingo

If you’ve been keeping up to date with our blog, you’ll be aware that the Quingo team recently talked to Jackie of the Red Wheelies about the group’s retirement. When we asked her what she would like to see us write about on the blogs, Jackie said she’d be very keen to see a guide to dropped kerbs. Well Jackie, this one’s for you! Continue reading Navigating a dropped kerb on your Quingo