iHoverboard

What to know about shopping at iHoverboard

iHoverboard is an Oldbury-based specialist in personal electric transport, and it sells across four fairly distinct lines. Self-balancing hoverboards start at around £89 and run up through Bluetooth and off-road models; electric scooters span small children’s machines from about £99 to 3000W off-road adult models past £1,000; there is a smaller range of electric bikes; and walking pads and folding treadmills round it out. Alongside the machines sits an unusually deep parts catalogue — chargers, batteries, controllers, dashboards, motor wheels, brake levers and tyres — plus helmets and locks.

One point is worth knowing before you buy, and the retailer states it plainly on its own site: in Great Britain a privately owned e-scooter or hoverboard may only be used on private land with the landowner’s permission, and riding one on a public road, cycle path, bridleway or pavement is against the law. Electric bikes are a separate legal category with their own conditions, so check the specification of any individual model against the current rules rather than assuming the two are treated alike.

On the practical side, UK delivery is advertised as free on all orders at one to three working days, machines carry a twelve-month warranty, and new unused items can be returned within thirty days of delivery. The site also stocks parts for models it no longer sells, which is a genuine advantage over marketplace sellers if you already own one.

For buying tips, the discount codes here are mostly model-specific rather than sitewide, so match the code to the machine before checkout — the sitewide percentages are the smaller ones. Compare battery capacity and stated range across models rather than motor wattage alone, and budget for a helmet: it is not included, and the kids’ scooters in particular are sold without one.

— MoneySaverCodes Team