The officer warned his grandad that, by law, the boy could be chargedfor having no tax or MoT certificate. After mentioning that the buggy -top speed 2.5mph - could damage a parked car, the officer drove off.
The law is unclear. Lancashire police told The Mirror that a that canonly travel two to three mph does not come under motor vehiclelegislation.
However, the Department for Transport said the Road Traffic Act 1998specified any mechanically propelled vehicle had to be registered withthe DVLA, have insurance, and tax.
Hey ho. But what's alarming is police concern that a two-year-old ridingon the pavement might damage a parked car. Isn't a car parked on thepavement there illegally and, therefore, fair game? Or are childrensupposed to accept that motorists, having taken over streets, wantpavements too?
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