Driving a Scooter

All scooters are easy to drive, with automatic braking - when you let go of the throttle it will stop. Steering is more like a bicycle rather than a car.

On a electric scooter, the handlebars and instruments are incorporated into a unit called the tiller. For ease of use, the tiller can be adjusted to fit your height and arm length.

Electric scooters are fitted with small lever that extends out of the tiller head to the right and left thumb. You make the scooter go forward by gently pressing the lever with your right thumb. as soon as you release the lever the scooter brakes to a stop. By pushing the lever with the left thumb you will go in reverse.

However we can reverse the action of the throttle levers to suit your driving requirements. Some models such as the Cadiz also have "finger pull" levers in order to overcome any difficulties that you may possibly have with only using your thumbs.

Most electric scooters have a master speed control that allows you to limit how fast you go irrespective of how far the lever is pushed in.

Electric scooters are really very easy to drive and after a few minutes practice you will be an expert.

No licence, tax or insurance is legally required to drive a scooter. Most people do, however, insure their scooters.

Pavement scooters have ranges from 10 to 25 miles, dependent upon battery size and user's weight etc.