From: roger@hayter.org 
  
 On 8 Aug 2025 at 19:03:50 BST, "Mark Goodge" 
  wrote: 
  
 > 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 
  
 I am not sure I agree. A mental condition can lead to tiredness, weakness, 
 lack of energy and therefore limited physical ability. ME would be a prime 
 example, but anxiety or depression could easily have similar results. If the 
 mental condition does not limit mobility then this would not qualify; but 
 then 
 why would you want a mobility scooter? 
  
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