All Stairlifts and moving mobility aids come with some type of car seatbelt or harness for your own safety and protection when being transported via the Stair lift or electric wheelchair scooter
Failure to wear the seatbelt or harness provided could result in personal injury. If the owner occupant has failed to wear the seatbelt provide a personal injury claim will not be justified since if the person using travelling on the said device was wearing the seatbelt provided they would have not fallen of the device and injured themselves
Even the best personal injury lawyer will not have a leg to stand on if one fails to comply with the safety instructions provided or recommended by the supplier manufacturer
Albeit most owners users fail to comply with the manufacturer’s safety instructions and most users feel wearing a seatbelt or specified harness for a vehicle mechanism that travels at such low speeds is silly or not worth the effort etc
There have been a few cases of personal injuries via the use of Stair lifts and electric mobility aids. Failing to follow with the manufacturer’s instructions to the letter will for sure quash any claim one may file against the supplier or manufacturer
Yes we live in a society of “where there is “Blame There is a Claim” One would be wise to not only insure their mobility products for personal injury but also for accidental damage to their own property and other user property they may be visiting or passing in the course of their journey
Hospital treatment and repairs to damaged mobility equipment can be costly as well as inconvenient leaving one with large bills to pay. Not easy if one is a retired pensioner / senior with limited funds or finances tied up in bank bonds etc
Owners of powered wheelchair scooters should also consider some type of road assistance breakdown cover. Being marooned by the roadside with no means of getting oneself or their mobility equipment home or to a safe place would be daunting for most able users never mind the disabled or elderly