It’s happened again.

What exactly?  Well, who better than Mobility Compare or BBC News to tell us more:

An elderly man has been reprimanded by police in Essex after causing traffic chaos while driving his mobility scooter.

The pensioner, who has not been named, created a tailback of four miles while travelling along the 70mph road at 8mph.

Essex Police received numerous calls from worried drivers and had to create a rolling roadblock to divert him to safety seven miles away.


Whoops!

The elderly man has now been given a “road Asbo” called a Section 59, usually used for people who are driving a vehicle in an anti-social manner.

Sgt Jason Dearsley said: “Instead of tying up the court’s precious time we decided that the best way to deal with this matter was to use powers given to us normally for dealing with boy racers.

“We see it as an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (Asbo) for road users.”

Class 3 vehicles, which need to be registered with DVLA, are allowed on roads, but not motorways, while Class 2 mobility scooters are not allowed on the road.

Mobility Compare’s reply?  Forget Section 59.  He should be sectioned across the board!

On a serious note, this sort of problem is happening all too often and until the House of Commons Transport Committee makes some firm recommendations following its public consultation period there will be more than a few accidents.  That’s why its recommendations this autumn are so eagerly awaited by everyone in the mobility industry.

On the subject of mobility scooters, one product that keeps catching our eye is Quingo’s 5-wheeled mobility scooter. Created with Advanced Vehicle Concept’s Quintell Technology, what makes these mobility scooters stand out is the fact that the extra wheel makes the scooters unbelievably mobile yet also stable.  

Quingo are a superb manufacturer and, based in Luton, hold the flag up high for UK mobility scooters. We’re a serious fan at Mobility Compare simply because 3 wheeled scooters are normally mobile but slightly unstable, whilst four wheeled scooters are normally stable but not hugely mobile – the 5 wheeled scooter offers the best of both worlds.

Quingo’s 5-wheeled scooter

It’s a clever concept and perhaps best of all, Quingo offers a free trial to anyone in the UK.  The cost?  The 5-wheelers start at £2,795 which, for a state-of-the-art 5-wheeled mobility scooter, is exceptional.