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Statutory Regulations

UK Regulations (Excerpts)
A mobility scooter is defined as an
Invalid Carriage and must comply with
the requirements set out in "The Use of
Invalid Carriages
Regulations 1988", The Chronically Sick
& Disabled Act 1970 and various other
National Acts.
A "Class 3 invalid carriage" means a
mechanically propelled invalid carriage
which is so constructed or adapted as to
be capable of exceeding a speed of 4
miles per hour but in normal operation is
incapable of exceeding a speed of 8
miles per hour on the level under its own
power.
A Class 3 invalid carriage must not be
operated by a person under the age of
14 years old.
Unladen Weight
The unladen weight of a Class 3 invalid
carriage shall not exceed 150 kilograms,
inclusive of the weight of accumulators
(batteries).
Width
The overall width of a Class 3 invalid
carriage shall not exceed 0.85 metres.
Brakes
When an invalid carriage is not being
propelled, or is left unattended, it shall
be capable of being held stationary
indefinitely in all conditions of use on a
gradient of at least 1 in 5
Speed device & speed indicator
A Class 3 invalid carriage shall be fitted
with a device which is capable of limiting
the maximum speed of the invalid
carriage to 4 miles per hour on the level
under its own power and which can be
put into operation by the user;
In this regulation, "speed indicator"
means a device fitted to an invalid
carriage for the purpose of indicating to
the user of the invalid carriage whether
the device for limiting the speed to 4mph
on Highways
is in operation. The function of this
device must be able to be seen in all
conditions.
Audible Warning Instrument
Class 3 invalid carriages shall be fitted
with a horn, not being a reversing alarm
or a 2-tone horn.
Rear view mirror
Class 3 invalid carriages shall be fitted
either internally or externally with a rear
view mirror.
Any rear view mirror fitted to an invalid
carriage shall be so constructed or
treated that if fractured it does not fly
into fragments likely to cause severe
cuts.
Note
If your vehicle is fitted with a Mode 3
function to allow the vehicle to exceed
8mph, operation of this device must only
be used on private land as the vehicle
no longer complies with the Road Traffic
Act as an Invalid Carriage while in this
Mode.
The Aztec
reflectors are E-Marked and fitted in
accordance with The Road Vehicle
Lighting Regulations 1989
No. 1976 and The Road Vehicle
Lighting (Amendment) Regulations 2005
No.: 2559.
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lighting systems and