What is a Travel Scooter?

When you're looking for a mobility scooter that's easy to transport, you'll often come across the term "travel scooter." These scooters are specifically designed to be portable, making it simpler for you to take them with you wherever you go. But what exactly makes a travel scooter "travel-friendly"?

The "Splitting Mechanism" Explained

A key feature in many travel scooters is what's known as a splitting mechanism. This refers to how a mobility scooter breaks down into smaller, more manageable pieces for transportation. Unlike folding scooters that simply collapse, travel scooters with a splitting mechanism truly disassemble.

How Splitting Scooters Make Travel Easier

In the past, travel mobility scooters were very limited in how they could be disassembled, often only folding down. This made them difficult to lift and store, especially in a car boot. The introduction of the splitting mechanism revolutionised this.

Usually, a mobility scooter will split down into these parts:

• Tiller and footplate section
• Motor and rear wheels section
• Battery pack
• Seat
• Basket

This advanced design allows a travel mobility scooter to break apart, often in the middle, into lighter, individual components. The clever part is that the electrical circuit remains intact, even when separated. This means you can lift each piece with relative ease, making it far simpler to put the scooter into your car or store it away than with models that don't have this function.

Simple Disassembly for Effortless Transport

While it might sound complicated, disassembling a travel scooter with a splitting mechanism is actually very simple. Many models feature a lever or simple latch at the back of the scooter. By simply pulling this lever, the rear section of the scooter instantly separates from the foot platform. This leaves you with two compact pieces that can be carried with ease.

Discover Travel Scooters with Splitting Mechanisms

At CareCo, we offer several travel mobility scooters that utilise this innovative splitting mechanism. The CareCo Airlite's splitting mechanism makes it one of the easiest travel scooters on the market to transport. If you need a bit more power, the CareCo Zoom, also exclusively available from CareCo, features this advanced splitting mechanism as well.

Shown here is the I-Go Vertex Sport and also in the main image above is the Li-Tech Marathon, which has a range of 26 miles.

If you wish to find out more about these travel mobility scooters or any other products, view our Travel Mobility Scooter listings or call our trained mobility experts on 0333 015 5000 for a chat.

To learn more about our mobility scooters view our mobility scooter buyers guide or read about our OT's favourite scooters.