Moment pensioner caused mayhem on the roads after taking his mobility scooter onto a dual carriageway

THIS is the alarming moment a pensioner caused motoring mayhem by going for a spin on a major dual carriageway - on his mobility scooter.

Drivers had to slam on their brakes and swerve out of his way as the man, in his 80s, trundled along the inside lane at 8mph.

A long line of traffic and irate motorists built up behind him on the busy A38 outside Plymouth, Devon, which has a 70mph limit.

Witnesses said the disabled user was 'hogging' the middle of the road as he headed towards the Tamar Bridge, the main crossing from Cornwall into Plymouth.

Police caught up with him around 6.15pm on a Monday evening after the busiest weekend of the year for holiday traffic with the start of the school holidays.

Motorist Darren Gregory, 39, who shot the video from his dashcam, said: "I was driving back from Cornwall and when I got over the Tamar Bridge there were queues.

"I was wondering why we weren't moving - then it became apparent.

"It was fair play, he obviously needed to be somewhere and wasn't in a rush to get there.

"There was a bit of a hold up over the main bridge, but I think he gave everyone a laugh.

"It was obviously extremely dangerous though."

Police pulled the pensioner over and gave him a ticking off and escorted him safely off the road.

Devon and Cornwall said they then returned the man to social care.

"We sent a mobile unit out there who headed him off at the pass and he was returned to the appropriate social care," a spokesman said.

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