Sheila Amos wrote:If you purchase a mobility scooter for your needs, as Quote 6 says someone comes out and assess you to make sure you can cope, also if you have one that goes on the road these are taxed and should also be insured, so that if you sell or exchange DVLA has to be notified
No mobility scooter is taxed and there is no legal requirements for insurance, only class 3(those for use on the road) mobility scooters need to be registered with the DVLA and should be highway code compliant (lights horn etc.).
Anyone over the age of 14 can legally buy and use a mobility scooter with no formal assessment or training. Liability insurance would be a sensible precaution though.