Published:
6:30 AM July 3, 2022
A 16-year-old metropolis lady has been given six points on her driving licence however she’s not even sufficiently old to get behind the wheel.
Her dad has been left baffled after his teenage daughter was hit with the punishment on her future licence and slapped with a fine for riding her scooter in the town.
Steve Kersey, 40, acquired a name from his tearful daughter whereas he was away in Germany after her battery scooter had been seized by officers.
The lady had been strolling with mates in the town centre however had stepped on to the scooter to roll down the slope from Castle Meadow in direction of the Royal Arcade round 5pm on Monday, June 13.
But after being stopped, {the teenager} was shocked to have her birthday current impounded by police.
In addition to six points on her future licence, she was hit with a ‘conditional supply’ £300 fine on the grounds of “using a motor vehicle on a road or public place without third party insurance”.
Mr Kersey mentioned: “Insurance is large anyway however to be slapped with six points for riding a battery scoter is insane. It appears excessive for a 16-year-old. The police would have a area day getting so many individuals punished in the event that they have been continually checking electrical scooters.
“It seems wrong to make an example of one child. The scooter was not even turned on at the time. How can it be classed as an electric vehicle?
“My brother is disabled and he has a mobility scooter which is powered and this requires no insurance coverage to be ridden on public roads.
“It seems to be such a grey area. No one knows what the actual rules are. My daughter originally wanted a moped but we got here a scooter to get to and from places.”
Mr Kersey needed to pay £150 to get the scooter recovered from Delmonte Garage in Concorde Road.
A employees member for Delmonte mentioned: “If someone comes in to collect an electric scooter which is seized by police that would cost them £150. That is a statutory charge set by the government.”
Mr Kersey lives in the town whereas his daughter lives together with her mum in Attleborough.
Norfolk Police has been contacted for remark.