Forty-5

The Forty-5 is the long-distance model: two hub motors, independent suspension all round, up to 186 miles (300 km) on the largest battery option, measured at 25 km/h, and a second seat that folds out for a short stretch. In Britain it is a private-land machine — the section below explains why.

The Forty-5 at a glance

Top speed	28 mph (45 km/h); a 15.5 mph (25 km/h) build is also made. Private land only in the UK
Motors	Two brushless hub motors of 800 W in the rear wheels (1,600 W)
Brakes	Hydraulic discs all round, brake pedal on request
Suspension	Independent front and rear
Battery	60 V, 20 to 160 Ah (lead-gel standard, lithium optional)
Seating	1 to 2: the seat slides back and a second seat folds out
Size	215 × 74/80 × 148 cm, seat height 75 cm, 6 m turning circle
Range	25 miles on lead-gel; 37, 62, 93 or 186 miles on the four lithium packs
Colours	Burgundy, matt black, matt blue, ocean blue

Range on one charge

The range depends on the battery pack you choose. These are For Motion's own figures in normal use; rider weight, wind and hills all count.

Battery pack	Range
Standard, lead-gel	about 25 miles (40 km)
Lithium, option 1	about 37 miles (60 km)
Lithium, option 2	about 62 miles (100 km)
Lithium, option 3	about 93 miles (150 km)
Lithium, option 4	up to 186 miles (300 km), measured at 25 km/h

Who it suits (and who it doesn't)

A good fit if you have somewhere private to ride it: a golf course, a caravan park, a large estate, a farm. The speed, the suspension and the range earn their keep over distance, and the fold-out seat takes someone with you.

Look at another model if you need a machine for the public road and the pavement. Then choose one of our single-seat models supplied at 8 mph — the On Four, the City Cruiser or the Forto — or work through the whole range in our buying guide.

Riding this in the UK

UK law defines a mobility scooter — an invalid carriage — as a vehicle constructed or adapted to carry one person. The Forty-5 has a fold-out second seat, so however slowly it is set it cannot be a Class 2 or Class 3 machine here. That leaves private land only: a golf course, a park, a farm, a private estate, with the owner's permission, and never the public highway or the footway. Anything ridden on a road or in a car park counts as public, needs DVLA registration, a driving licence and insurance, and there is no approval route we can promise you today. Our rules page sets out the classes.

Options and accessories

You put the Forty-5 together in the configurator above, which lists every option and what each one adds. Speed: the group runs from a 5 mph limitation up to 28 mph, but because the Forty-5 carries a fold-out second seat no setting makes it a UK mobility scooter — every build is for private land only here, as explained above. Battery and charging: the gel pack as standard, lithium packs of 40, 60, 80 or 160 Ah (more capacity on request), a removable battery, and an 8–10 A, 12 A adjustable or 20 A charger in place of the standard 4 A unit. For a disability: a thumb throttle left, right or both, the throttle moved to the left, all handlebar switches on one side, swapped brake levers or a foot brake right or left, and a comfort seat, plain, swivelling for sideways entry, heated, or both. Practical: a canopy, a tall clear windscreen, a top box (standard, or the XL trunk), a front basket, a rollator carrier at the back, a wheelchair carrier at the back on request, a cane holder, a phone holder with or without a 12 V USB socket, a 12 V connection, a 230 V socket, heated grips, a hand muff set or heated gloves, a leg cover, covers for the scooter and the windscreen, a bicycle-trailer hitch and a tow bar with or without trailer lighting. Security: an ART 3 or ART 4 chain lock, an ART4 wall anchor, a GPS tracker or a beacon. A foot throttle, highway pegs, infotainment with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, built-in speakers and hill assist are named in For Motion's Dutch specification; ask us whether they are available for your build. Maintenance packages and multi-year service contracts are listed too; for a United Kingdom address, ask us in the quote what servicing we can offer before you choose one.

Price, delivery and your rights

Your written quote states the full price delivered to your address, with the battery and options you chose, and says plainly that this is a private-land machine in Britain. You have 14 days to cancel under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, plus your rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. Request a quote and we will ring you back.