What splits into 3 pieces and fits nicely onto a British Airways luggage carousel?  No, it’s not the shattered dreams of England’s World Cup bid but The Aquasoothe TravelLite, the world’s first truly portable folding scooter.

At a stroke this clever scooter counters what has been a formidable barrier for mobility impaired individuals – taking a scooter on holiday.  You can’t underestimate this problem.  Even if you’ve got the good fortune to own one of the better scooter brands such as Quingo, Aquasoothe or TGA, what happens if you want to travel further afield and, for example, visit relatives in Orkney?  The bottom line is you can’t.  Not unless you own a truck, ramp and an ocean going boat capable of lugging quarter of a tonne of scooter without capsizing. 

For this reason, portable scooters are increasingly in vogue.  They allow people to put a scooter in their car boot, airline hold, train cargo carriage etc and then take it out when they’ve arrived at their destination.  For the mobility impaired who need to travel abroad they are a lifeline. 

Anyway, the team at Mobility Compared are particularly taken with Aquasoothe’s TravelLite.  Why?  It’s lighter than a silk gossamer wafting breezily over Keira Knightley’s shoulders.  OK, that’s perhaps an exaggeration as it weighs 25 kilogrammes. Yet when it’s taken apart it’s still easily liftable. 

With over 25,000 sales already under its belt, the TravelLite is one of the UK’s most popular portable scooters.   Here’s a photo of the nifty little thing:

Aquasoothe’s TravelLite – perfect for taking on holiday

We have been asked whether cruise ships take mobility scooters and the answer is ‘yes’.  But look, not if they’re tiny 43 berth Alaskan cruisers visiting the Artic on a cosy lecture trip.  However, if it’s the ‘Navigator of the Seas’ (as big at the Empire State Building stern to bow), then you can safely assume it will take a mobility scooter.  Just remember to ease yourself down the ship ramp with care or you might arrive in Alexandria’s dock at an eye watering 45mph.

For more information on mobility scooters don’t forget to visit Mobility Compare’s scooter Buyer’s Guide and for Aquasoothe’s TravelLite just call 0800 281 271 or visit its website here.