Mobility matchmaking – Part 5: Scooterpac’s Cabin Car Mk 2
Which 2023 wheelchair or mobility scooter would you choose to chum up with?
The design choice in wheelchairs and mobility scooters is growing globally which is excellent news for users and those who support them.
But which characteristics should you be looking for in what may become one of your best mobile buddies ever?
Our neuro OTs are experts at sourcing the right mobility aids for their clients. (See Make it a match below.)
So, to help kick-start your search, we’re taking an impartial* look at 10 of the latest models making headlines in the UK this year.
In Part 5 of our series, we find out what's unfolding since Scooterpac, the inventors of the world’s first folding mobility scooter, went on to launch the...
M Cabin Car Mk 2
We began our journey with one simple goal: to enhance the lives of the less able. This endeavour quickly became our mission, and we have lived and breathed it ever since. 
Scooterpac
It was almost ten years ago when braving the elements in a mobility scooter became much easier thanks to a small team of inventors in Oulton Broad, Suffolk.
It was there, at the southern gateway to the Broads National Park, that the world’s first folding ‘hood’ for mobility scooters was created – the Scooterpac Canopy.
Capable of opening or folding in 30 seconds, the canopy is compatible with 95 per cent of mobility scooter models.
But it wasn’t enough for Scooterpac founder Dane Lawrence and his development team. Wanting more options in all-weather protection for mobility scooter users, they went on to invent the insulated, fibreglass Cabin Car.
The MK1 version made the Cabin Car the first mobility scooter on the market with standard features similar to a car, including:
- Remote central locking
- An interior heater
- A reversing camera.
Then, in 2019, the Mk2 Plus launched with a new cabin shell, a range of kit extras and, as with its predecessor, the option for customers to customise their Cabin Car.
And it wasn’t long before the colours of a football team and famous cars such as film hero, Herbie the VW Beetle started gaining popularity.
"We create cabin cars how people want them, in any paint colour including metallics, and we've done Norwich City ones and the Herbie one," Mr Lawrence confirmed in an Eastern Daily Press report.
Cabin Car and you?
To help you decide if the Cabin Car is for you, here are some of its vital statistics:
- Classified as a Class 3 mobility scooter
- Height: 1690mm / 66.5 inches
- Length: 1580mm / 62.2 inches
- Width: 765mm / 30.1 inches (dependent on mirror choice)
- Maximum UK speed: 8mph
- Range: 22-30 miles
- Maximum slope: 12 degrees
- Weight capacity: 178kg/ 28 stone
- It can be used on roads and pavements
Make it a match
A neuro OT can help you find your ideal match in the shape of a wheelchair or mobility scooter. It may help to start your search by asking the following questions:
- What is your budget?
- How much time will you spend using it?
- For which activities do you need it and where?
- Does it give you the space, support, and comfort you need?
- Will you need any unique accessories or an extra safety kit?
- How will you store and transport it?
- Have you had any physical or cognitive challenges that would limit your use of it?
Take a closer look
You can find out more about the Cabin Car and details of local dealers on Scooterpac’s website.
* Opinions and endorsements published by others on Krysalis Consultancy Ltd blogs or publications do not necessarily reflect the views of Krysalis Consultancy Ltd.
Further reading
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