I have a 20' enclosed trailer.
I'd like to bring a scooter with me.
It would fit behind the car but I'm unsure as to how to secure it. The rear strap points would be more or less under the scooter. I could strap the wheels down securely, run straps to the front (over the car?) so it doesn't tip backwards and then put foam between the scooter and the car.

Or...

Ideas? I've been thinking about this for a while and nothing really great is coming to mind.

thanks!
john

Get a motorcycle wheel chock and/or rail, they can be bolted to the floor and the bike's wheel(s) secured to it. Many will also include places to hook tiedown straps as well. Just don't curse me when you accidentally stub your foot on it! :-)

Edit: you probably won't want that behind the car, however, as you will either need to remove it or make sure the car will clear it.  If you have room in the front, that would probably be easiest.

What I used to do with my bike was tie-down straps close to the centre of the front handlebars, compressing the suspension. Then something light to hold the rear straight. This would depend upon if you have room in the trailer to attempt that?

What I think I'm going to try is installing e-track low and high on both sides of the trailer and then use lots of straps. With the etrack going all the way back, I should be able to get some leverage. I'll probably try to stick the scooter in longways and secure it side to side, near one wall but held off the wall. I can use normal wheel chocks to minimize front to back motion.

I have used the trailer to move my motorcycle, but that was without the car in the trailer which makes everything easy.

The biggest thing I think you will want to try and do is hold the front wheel from being able to turn and cause the bike to fall down (hence the wheel chock, it keeps the wheel upright), as just compressing the suspension won't be sufficient if the wheel turns. You should able to mount one towards the front of the trailer, out of the way, and just park the front wheel in it, and then strap it down from there, it will be a lot easier than trying to build a web to hold it. :-)

A quick search found that they make an e-track wheel chock too: http://www.pingelonline.com/wheel_chocks.htm, but there are a million different options when it comes to them, so do some Googling until you find something that will work best for you.