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 On Fri, 8 Aug 2025 10:35:51 -0000 (UTC), Jethro_uk 
  wrote: 
  
 >On Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:37:27 +0000, Roger Hayter wrote: 
 > 
 >> Glad to be corrected! So powered wheel chairs are motor vehicles. Do you 
 >> know where offences for misusing them are found? I also note that using 
 >> a mobility scooter when you are not disabled is (with exceptions) also 
 >> illegal. This offence must be found somewhere. 
 > 
 >Is it ? 
 > 
 >Who determines "disabled" then ? (A protected characteristic, I note). 
  
 That would be a question of fact to be determined by a court if necessary. 
  
 The law does explicitly state that it has to be a physical disability, so a 
 purely mental condition wouldn't count. But, on the other hand, it doesn't 
 have any requirement of permanence (unlike the rules which apply to a blue 
 badge). So you could legitimately use a mobility scooter while recovering 
 from, say, a broken leg, but not if you suffer from, say, anxiety or 
 depression. 
  
 Mark 
  
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