Police seize e-scooter after owner caught “riding dangerously” into oncoming traffic in Derbyshire town

By Tom Hardwick
Published 13th Feb 2024, 11:04 BST
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The owner of an e-scooter spotted “riding dangerously” through a Derbyshire town saw their vehicle seized by officers yesterday.

On Monday, February 12, officers from the Shirebrook Safer Neighbourhood Team seized an e-scooter in the town.

An SNT spokesperson said: “We've seized this e-scooter tonight as the rider had no insurance, which is a legal requirement.

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“The scooter was also seen riding dangerously in and out of traffic the wrong way on a one-way system at speed, riding in and out of the side of bungalows honking their horn and being a nuisance and danger to pedestrians and road users.

This scooter was seized by SNT officers.This scooter was seized by SNT officers.
This scooter was seized by SNT officers.

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“For those of you who think we like to take scooters off children, this scooter clocked a maximum speed of 72km/h which it was more than likely doing whilst riding dangerously the wrong way on the one-way system in moving traffic.”