Bob
11th June 2005, 00:09
Transport for London are reviewing their policy on three-wheeler scooters, following an ongoing battle with Sir Sterling Moss.
Mayfair-based Sir Stirling has been fined more than £300 in six months for non-payment of fines for riding his 49cc three-wheeler scooter. He assumed it would be classed as a motorcycle and therefore exempt from the charge. He said “It's got three wheels and so, under the Road Traffic Act, it is a motorcycle, therefore not subject to the charge. The bike is only 22 inches wide. There are motorbikes twice as wide as mine and they don't have to pay."
Following a meeting between Moss and Mayor Ken Livingstone, Transport for London is reviewing his case and the whole issue of three-wheel vehicles.
A TfL spokesman said: "We have had a few representations about these three-wheel scooters and it is something we are looking at and intending to change."
Mayfair-based Sir Stirling has been fined more than £300 in six months for non-payment of fines for riding his 49cc three-wheeler scooter. He assumed it would be classed as a motorcycle and therefore exempt from the charge. He said “It's got three wheels and so, under the Road Traffic Act, it is a motorcycle, therefore not subject to the charge. The bike is only 22 inches wide. There are motorbikes twice as wide as mine and they don't have to pay."
Following a meeting between Moss and Mayor Ken Livingstone, Transport for London is reviewing his case and the whole issue of three-wheel vehicles.
A TfL spokesman said: "We have had a few representations about these three-wheel scooters and it is something we are looking at and intending to change."