On 18th May 2010 the BBC reported that a disabled pensioner had been ordered to pay £13,000 in compensation after she hit and injured a shop worker on her mobility scooter.

More details of the case:

The BBC report states that a shop worker was hit by Mrs Brown’s mobility scooter and her knee was injured. In January this year the County Court in Denbighshire found Mrs Brown liable and ordered her to pay compensation and legal costs.

As the £13,000 is a very large amount of money, the Court agreed this week that Mrs Brown can pay the debt at £100 per month over the next 12 years. This will mean she does not have to sell her home in order to pay the compensation.

We understand Mrs Brown will appeal against the Court’s original decision.

This story really adds weight to the argument for having insurance when you are using your scooter.

If a scooter user has suitable insurance, then any accidents that they cause whilst using the scooter are covered and the insurance company pays any compensation awarded. Likewise if anything should happen to your scooter, be it where someone else is at fault or even if it is damage caused by bad weather, then you could be covered as well.

It is certainly food for thought, and too many cases are happening where someone is left seriously out of pocket after an accident. At City Mobility we always recommend that people take out suitable mobility scooter insurance.

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