Earlier today, TVP Wycombe’s Facebook Page posted an image of the e-scooter on the back of a flatbed lorry.
The post explained that the user of the scooter had ignored an order to stop using it, as e-scooters are banned on almost all public roads in Britain.
“As a Flackwell Heath man found to his cost on Monday morning, you get stopped by the police, your E-Scooter gets seized under S165 of the Road Traffic Act. You also get reported for no insurance, and driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Then as a bonus you have the privilege of paying £150 for the recovery of your E Scooter (or it gets crushed) and look forward to points on your licence and a fine,” read the post from Wycombe’s police force.
Officers also warned the general public to “take heed” as they could be next.
The story is a near-carbon copy of what happened in Hereford last year (as seen in the image below).
In both cases, officers were ridiculed for using such a large vehicle to take away an e-scooter that would fit easily into just about any police car.
Commenting on the most recent case, one user wrote: “Flatbed is a bit overkill? Could stuff that in the boot of the police car and save emissions, congestion, wasting money and time, etc….?”
Another said: “Joke !!!!! 7.5 tonne Diesel truck for something that fits on boot or back seat!”
Other reactions of a similar tone were as follows:
- “That is the most embarrassing picture I have ever seen from the TVP. A great big lorry like that for a tiny little scooter. Great use of resources guys, well done! Not helping yourselves at all there. The amount of real crimes in our local town/country and this is what you guys get hyped about?”
- “Could of used a bigger truck to be honest.”
- “I’m dying at the fact they’ve called a recovery truck for a scooter.”
- “Think a bigger flat bed lorry is needed for this, seems like the confiscated item is a little on the big side.”
In the case of the example from Hereford last year, some users also commented on the fact the e-scooter was unsecured in the photo. However, the police from Hereford were keen to point out that the image had been mocked in their own yard. Therefore, one would expect that the electric scooter would had been transported in a secure manner.