My daughter, 16, was slapped with six points on her licence – she’s not even old enough to drive
A DAD is fuming his teenager has been slapped with six points on her licence - even though she's not old enough to drive.
Steve Kersey, 40, got a call from his distraught daughter, 16, after cops issued her a £300 fine and a points penalty to be applied to her future licence.
The girl had jumped on her electric scooter to roll down a hill slope on Oxford Street in Norwich, Norfolk, while walking with friends about 5pm on June 13.
She was approached by police who found she was "using a motor vehicle on a road or public place without third party insurance".
Police issues her a "conditional offer" fine of £300, ordered six points on her future licence and confiscated the e-scooter.
Her dad was shocked to learn of cops' "extreme" approach and says if every electric scooter rider was treated the same way, police would have a "field day".
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Mr Kersey told : "Insurance is huge anyway but to be slapped with six points for riding a battery scooter is insane. It seems extreme for a 16-year-old.
"The police would have a field day getting so many people punished if they were constantly checking electric scooters."
The doting dad argued it "seemed wrong" to make an example of one child, adding that the scooter wasn't turned on at the time she was fined.
His disabled brother rides a mobility scooter which doesn't require insurance, leaving Mr Kersey perplexed at the different regulations around similar transport devices.
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He said: "It seems to be such a grey area. No one knows what the actual rules are."
Mr Kersey's daughter lives with her mum in Attleborough while he stays in the city.
The devastated father had to pay £150 to recover the scooter from Delmonte Garage where it was being held.
A company representative said: "If someone comes in to collect an electric scooter which is seized by police that would cost them £150.
"That is a statutory charge set by the government.";
A Norfolk Police spokeswoman told The Sun Online e-scooters are defined in law as ‘powered transporters’ - meaning they are classed as a motor vehicle.
They said: "Therefore, rules that apply to motor vehicles, like cars, also apply to e-scooters.
"If caught riding a privately owned e-scooter on public land, fines you may receive can include a Fixed Penalty Notice for no insurance, with a £300 fine and six penalty points; a Fixed Penalty Notice for no driving licence, and up to £100 fine and three-six penalty points."
In April this year, Norfolk Police ran a road safety campaign to raise awareness of the legislation surrounding the use of privately owned e-scooters.
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The spokesperson added: "We will continue to engage and educate users on these laws, however where there is persistent use of privately-owned e-scooters, or evidence of other offences, we will take appropriate enforcement action.
"This includes e-scooter seizure and riders being reported for driving offences.”