Police are used to stopping vehicles on the roads, but normally for speeding offences – not the opposite.
Officers in Shropshire were therefore left baffled when they spotted a mobility scooter travelling along a dual carriageway on Tuesday evening.
Drivers are permitted to travel up to 70mph on the busy A5, whereas scooters can hit a maximum of 8mph on roads, and only if they are registered with the DVLA.
West Mercia Police shared a photo of the electric buggy pulled over by the side of the road at around 9pm on Tuesday evening, with a recovery truck ready to transport it back to safety.
They tweeted: "Shrewsbury Cops would like to remind people that mobility scooters, and fast roads such as the A5 Shrewsbury to Wellington, are not a great combination."
Twitter users responded by calling for cycle paths and walkways along the busy route.
While one commented: “I did wonder why it was on the back of the truck when I saw it near Wellington.
"The driver did well to get as far as the A5.”
