Powered Wheelchairs UK

In the UK mobility scooters are classified by The Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways Regulations 1988 as either Class II or Class III Invalid Carriages for legal purposes. A Class II scooter must be limited to a speed of 4 mph for use on a footpath only, a Class III scooter must be limited to a speed of 8 mph for road/highway use and have an additional 4 mph speed limiter for footpath use.