Since the news broke in the summer of 2025 regarding the liquidation of Local Mobility UK Limited, there has been a massive wave of confusion across the mobility scooter community. Because Local Mobility operated heavily under the trading names "Luggie Scooters" and "Luggie UK", many customers naturally assumed that the actual manufacturer of the scooter had gone out of business. Let us set the record straight immediately: No, Freerider and the Luggie brand have not shut down