Couple Retain Golfing and Gardening Freedom with TGA Off-Road Mobility Scooters

Jim and Gill Gordon from Aberdeenshire are both in their eighties and despite living with restricted mobility, their zest for life has returned thanks to golf course and garden-friendly TGA mobility scooters.

Jim and Gill Gordon are both in their eighties and, despite restricted mobility, have been able to retain their zest for life thanks to golf course and gardening friendly TGA mobility scooters. Jim and Gill are a remarkable couple from Aboyne near Aberdeen, Scotland. They have led very active lives all round the world following Jim's career as a senior executive with Shell before retiring 21 years ago. They lived in the UK three times, Holland three times, Kenya twice, and in Curacao in the West Indies before eventually settling back in Scotland in the early 1970's. Outside of his career Jim has always been a keen golfer, however over the past few years his mobility and eyesight have been compromised, resulting in a loss of independence and ability to enjoy his beloved sport.

Gill has also unfortunately experienced difficulties with mobility as a result of worsening back problems. Her ability to maintain their beautiful 2-acre garden was becoming impossible until she took ownership of a TGA Mystere at the same time as Jim purchased his Breeze S3 GT.

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Comment by TGA Mobility on August 20, 2015 at 15:01: Great ideas Bob! We'll pass them through to the service/engineering team.

Comment by Bob Howie on August 17, 2015 at 13:02: Oh, just thought what about a small lightweight engine and gene that could provide power, it could be added as an extra if someone wanted to go on a longer trek. It could even be used in a hire system and attached by a simple bracket onto the chair and plugged into the wiring harness.

Comment by Bob Howie on August 17, 2015 at 12:56: I wondered because living in Scotland there are fewer places to charge up but it would be good if someone wanted to go camping with their family and didn't have power to charge up. Perhaps a trailer adaptation that can be plugged onto the scooter to provide extra power.

I often think, we think too much in the box, than out.

I like the American company who build tracked platforms for wheelchair users that can go almost anywhere, they designed them for a war vet who liked hunting but couldn't since he lost his mobility due to a bomb.

The reason I am thinking in this direction is I wish to extend a pathway system in Scotland that is 12 miles long and I would like it to be able to accommodate wheelchair users. There are many pathways in the UK but most cannot be used by wheelchairs and I think that is wrong.

Comment by TGA Mobility on August 17, 2015 at 10:54: Hi Bob,

This is the answer from our service team.

"The reason mostly is cost, as it wouldn’t be a cheap adaptation, not only on the panels but the converters and different motors. Secondly it would take a lot of charging time and the added weight would decrease the range.

It is possible, as we have some customers in spain that have done it, but any adaptation of this type would be fitted by a third party who specialise in this field.

Many thanks
TGA Mobility

Comment by TGA Mobility on August 17, 2015 at 10:21: Hi Bob,

Many thanks for your comment.
We'll find out for you. Bear with us.
Kind regards
TGA Social Team

Comment by Bob Howie on August 15, 2015 at 11:05: Why does the hood not include solar panels to assist in charging the scooter when not in use or in a state of rest while not near a charging point?

It seems that manufacturers either don't think about doing this or that the amount of charge required is not possible through solar panels, I would like to know what the reason is, out of curiosity mainly.