Corby man slapped with £1k court bill for riding his e-scooter in public street

Kate Cronin
By Kate Cronin
Published 7th Jan 2023, 07:00 BST
Brinkhill Walk, Corby. Image: GoogleBrinkhill Walk, Corby. Image: Google
Brinkhill Walk, Corby. Image: Google
He was on the town’s Lincoln Estate on his electric scooter

A 20-year-old from Corby has been taken to court for illegally riding his e-scooter.

Dylan Belton, of Warminster Close, was caught riding his own e-scooter in Brinkhill Walk on the Lincoln Estate without insurance.

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Private scooters are classed as motor vehicles and can only be used in Corby by those with a driver’s licence and the relevant insurance and tax documents.

A government trial does allow scooters to be hired by licence-holders on public roads – but they must be part of the official scheme run by Voi that has already paid tax and insurance for them.

Belton was caught on August 26 last year and prosecuted under the single justice procedure.

On January 3, magistrates sitting in Northampton gave him a £660 fine and ordered him to pay a £264 victim surcharge as well as £90 in costs. He was also given six points on his driving licence.