Skegness amusement arcade bans mobility scooters

A disabled holidaymaker claims he was booted out of an amusement arcade – because they have ‘banned mobility scooters’. Simon Sansome, 39, was enjoying a family getaway in Ingoldmells, Skegness, Lincolnshire, on Wednesday when he says he was asked to leave Bells Amusement Arcade by an employee. The disability activist, who is paralysed from the … Read more

Not so fast! Burglar raids shop and flees on MOBILITY scooter… which has a top speed of just 8mph 

Not so fast! Burglar raids shop and flees on MOBILITY scooter… which has a top speed of just 8mph The burglar, who is still at large, took vehicle from Modern Mobility in Leicester  CCTV shows him breaking in before getting into the £10,000 Cabin Car scooter Manager Nick Partridge said scooter was ‘the most expensive item … Read more

Golf is better than tai chi for improving balance and mobility in people with Parkinson’s disease 

Get into the swing: Golf is better than tai chi for improving balance and mobility in people with Parkinson’s disease Researchers had 20 volunteers with Parkinson’s play golf or practice tai chi They found a greater degree of mobility improvement in golfers than tai chi The team say the study group was small and larger … Read more

EU law on insuring ride-on mowers, golf buggies and mobility scooters is chopped due to Brexit

‘Insane’ EU law that requires ride-on lawn mowers, golf buggies and mobility scooters to be insured is axed as ministers hail new Brexit dividend New Brexit dividend has meant the government is scrapping an ‘insane’ EU rule The judgement passed by the ECJ requires mobility scooters to be insured  PM previously called the new rules … Read more

Brake! Moment speedy OAP on a mobility scooter mows down hapless man who dashes in front of him

Brake! Moment speedy OAP on a mobility scooter mows down hapless man who dashes in front of him CCTV captured the moment a speeding OAP mows down a man on his scooter  The pensioner continues to hit the accelerator as the man fails around on ground Salon manager April Yardley said staff were in ‘hysterics’ after … Read more

Moment child steals mobility scooter cover from disabled woman’s house after being spurred on adult

Shocking moment young child steals mobility scooter cover from disabled woman’s house after being spurred on by woman pushing pram CCTV footage caught the moment the small child took the cover outside a home A woman pushing a pram is watching from the pavement in Cobridge and appears to spur on the child who first … Read more

Prankster goes to the drive-thru in a coin-operated children’s ride fitting with a mobility scooter

Hilarious footage shows a businessman driving around his hometown to the amusement of passersby – in a miniature replica of Postman Pat’s Royal Mail van. Prankster Alton Tyrell, 40, from Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, has delighted locals with his fun-loving antics after buying a coin-operated children’s ride and welding it to a mobility scooter. Footage of … Read more

Armed police swoop on Halifax branch where ‘man on mobility scooter poured PETROL on floor’

Armed police swoop on Halifax branch where negotiator speak with ‘man on mobility scooter who poured PETROL on floor’ sparking evacuation of bank Police were called 2.10pm to reports that a man poured petrol inside a bank  Nearby buildings have been evacuated and people are being asked to avoid area  A negotiator is on the … Read more

Katie Price lets her kids ride on her mobility scooter during family outing

‘I’m not saying wheelchairs users shouldn’t be fancied!’ Katie Price lets her kids ride on her mobility scooter during family outing… after defending herself against disabled critics By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 11:36 BST, 23 September 2020 | Updated: 11:36 BST, 23 September 2020 Katie Price was seen out and about on her mobility … Read more

Pensioner caused a massive traffic jam by driving his mobility scooter on a MOTORWAY 

Life in the SLOW lane! Lost pensioner causes massive traffic jam by driving his mobility scooter on a MOTORWAY The man drove through the Julio Luengo tunnel in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria   He was spotted in the fast lane on the motorised buggy which can only do 6mph  Police sealed off the motorway but didn’t charge … Read more