A pensioner has made the headlines after making full and improper use of his mobility scooter to courier a carpet in Wincanton, Somerset.
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Hurtling along at 8mph, the elderly daredevil threw caution to the wind to move the hefty carpet roll. Despite this the man in question does appear to be wearing a fluorescent jacket – although that doesn’t stop it being any less dangerous!
The man behind the lens of the now infamous video, Gary McKenna, was a passenger in a car behind. Mr McKenna said: “We waited for him to come past, then we thought it would be funny to video it, because it was quite funny and out of the ordinary.”
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police has stated: “Because mobility scooters are not classed as a ‘motor vehicle’, legislation such as the unsafe carriage of goods or driving without reasonable consideration does not apply.”