Interested in finding out how the disabled are being ripped off. A friend of mine who uses an electric wheelchair had a problem with its battery. A simple problem, the connector on the battery that attaches to the power lead to charge the battery had fallen inside, so he couldn't charge the battery. First stop, Mobility Scotland, Hawthorn St. Glasgow. Rather cold and silent environment. asked about repair and they said "Yes". Enquiring about how long would it take, was informed that there are 18 in front of his repair and it could take about 5 weeks. A long time to go without your wheel chair, unless you are prepared to buy a spare battery. Asked about the cost. £60 to book it in, £50 per hour to asses the repair, $50 per hour to do the repair, plus any parts that might be needed. My friend left with his battery. Phoned the company that makes his chair and they recommend a place in Paisley called AbleWorld. Went there and was welcomed with a cheery and informative assistant. Asked about the repair, and they said, it doesn't look to difficult and would probably cost around £10. There were 5 repairs in front and could take a week but since it seems a simple repair the engineer might slip it in when he can. He left the battery and two days later got a call to say that its ready, they had to fit a new part and the cost would be £20. Who do you think is ripping off disabled people? Now my advice to any wheelchair users, electric or other wise is to head to AbleWorld in Paisley for a welcoming reasonable priced conclusion to their problem. https://paisley.ableworld.co.uk/
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