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

Arsonist who killed pensioner by setting his mobility scooter ablaze outside his home is jailed

An arsonist who killed a pensioner by setting his mobility scooter on fire outside his home has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years. Malcolm Turner, 69,  was dragged from his maisonette after emergency services were called to Jenner Street, in Foleshill, Coventry, at 4.25am on August 20, 2019. He was pronounced dead at the scene as a … 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

Katie Price screams as a RAT jumps out of her mobility scooter and launches across the kitchen

Katie Price was seen screaming in horror after a huge rat jumped out of her mobility scooter in her latest YouTube offering shared on Friday. The former glamour model, 42, looked startled as she discovered the rodent had hidden under one of her rear wheels after first scuttling under a sofa. In the chaotic video … Read more

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

Crunch time! Policewoman takes giant multi-pack of Walkers crisps to help in Halifax bank siege as negotiator tries to coax out man on ‘mobility scooter who doused floor with petrol’ 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 … 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: 11:39 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