UK price guide
What is a used scissor lift worth?
An electric slab machine asks between £3,395 and £6,500. A rough-terrain one asks between £11,480 and £47,024. Those are not points on one range, they are two different markets, and knowing which you have is worth more than knowing the year it was built.
Researched 23 October 2026. Asking prices, not sold prices — see the limits at the foot of this page.
What the market is asking, per machine
| Measure | Asking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Genie GS1932, electric slab | £3,395 | Liftstoday (seller-published) |
| 2014 Skyjack SJ3226, collection only | £4,000 | eBay UK |
| 2019 Genie GS2632, electric slab | £4,200 | Liftstoday (seller-published) |
| 2015 JLG 1930ES, electric slab | £4,900 + VAT | Platform Supermarket (seller-published) |
| 2022 Genie GS1930, electric slab | £5,193 | Liftstoday (seller-published) |
| 2014 Genie 2646, electric | £5,500 | Easy2Reach (seller-published) |
| 2015 JLG 2632ES, electric slab | £6,500 + VAT | Platform Supermarket (seller-published) |
| 2020 JLG R4045, rough terrain | £11,480 + VAT | Platform Supermarket (seller-published) |
| 2023 Genie GS5390RT, rough terrain | £47,024 | Liftstoday (seller-published) |
Why the range is that wide
Read the model number and most of the price explains itself, because on both Genie and JLG it encodes the working height: a GS1930 reaches about 19 feet, a GS2632 about 26, a GS5390 about 53. Within electric slab machines the spread from £3,395 to £6,500 is height, hours and age in roughly that order — a 2016 GS1932 at £3,395 against a 2022 GS1930 at £5,193 is six years of age on a similar height. The jump to rough terrain is a different thing entirely: four-wheel drive, outriggers, a diesel engine and a machine that can be used outdoors on uneven ground, which is why a 2023 GS5390RT asks eleven times a 2016 slab unit. The other thing sellers highlight in almost every listing is a current LOLER certificate, and they highlight it because its absence is the first thing that knocks money off.
What moves the number
Slab or rough terrain
The first question, and it sets which market you are in. An indoor slab machine and a four-wheel-drive outdoor one are not comparable at any age.
Working height, which the model number tells you
1930 is about 19 feet, 2632 about 26, 5390 about 53. Height drives price more than year of manufacture does.
LOLER certificate and service history
A statutory thorough examination, and sellers advertise a current one because buyers deduct for its absence. No certificate means the buyer is pricing in an inspection and whatever it finds.
Hours and battery condition
The same rule as forklifts: hours beat years. On electric machines the battery pack is a large, known replacement cost and an untested one caps what a buyer will pay.
Collection terms
Several listings are collection-only. These need a flatbed and someone competent to load, so delivery included is worth real money on a machine this size.
Got some to sell?
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The limits of these figures
- These are asking prices, not sold prices. Nothing here is what a machine changed hands for.
- Most figures are seller-published by dealers and platform specialists.
- Some listings exclude VAT and some do not state it, so compare the ex-VAT figures with care.
- Delivery is usually excluded and several machines are collection-only.
- The rough-terrain figures come from only two listings, which is a thinner basis than the electric slab range.
If you know this market better than these figures suggest — and if you trade in it, you probably do — tell us and we will correct the page. hello@lotloop.co.uk.
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