Man who drove £500 electric scooter without insurance fined by magistrates

George Seed had previously denied using a motor vehicle on a road without third-party insurance but admitted the charge when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on Friday, (August 19). 

At the start of the hearing the court clerk said he had read the mitigation Seed had provided, but read out case law which said that a person can be found guilty of the offence if their feet paddle the floor, and they control steering on the handlebars - even if the engine is not running. 

FINED: George Seed was fined for driving without insurance

"I'll plead guilty now," Seed said. 

Magistrates heard from the prosecution that Seed committed the offence in Pershore, on the B4084 River Bridge, and was stopped by an officer who spotted him. 

Seed, who defended himself, said: "I do apologise (for the offence).

"The law is changing in November, the transport secretary has said they are useful means of transport."

Seed asked, when fining him, if the magistrates would take into consideration that the £500 e-scooter - which he had bought off Facebook - had been crushed by police. 

E-SCOOTER: George Seed's £500 e-scooter was crushed by police. Picture: Getty Images

Chairman of the magistrates bench, Jayne Burton, said: "Why was it crushed?" - the court clerk explaining the police would have crushed it because it wasn't road legal.

When asked his income, Seed, of Nicholas House, Cropthorne, replied: "I'm living close to the bread line". 

After five minutes of deliberation, the chairman asked Seed to stand telling him they had decided to punish him with a fine. 

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The chairman said: "It is breaking the law, there is no excuse for having no insurance."

Seed was given six penalty points added to his licence, fined £233, and ordered to pay costs of £200 and a victim surcharge of £34. 

Seed asked to not pay the surcharge as there was no victim in the case, but the court clerk explained he would have to pay it as it applies to everyone who appears in court. 

George Seed asked if magistrates had to give him points for having no insurance

Seed's offer to pay the total amount, £467, at a rate of £10 a week was accepted. 

The chairman then said to Seed if there was anything he wanted to ask, to which he replied: "Do you think I deserve this?"

The chairman answered it was an absolute offence, as everyone had to have insurance. 

Seed also asked if he had to be given points, the chairman replying they had to as magistrates had no discretion.