FOOTBALL’S COMING HOME...
North or south,Vespa or Lambretta, now’syour
chance to show your love of football and raise
money foragood cause. In completely
separate initiatives two scooterists have
decided to visit all English Football League
grounds by scooter,each trying to raise money
for their chosen charity.
In the northern corner ridingaMugello 185
kitted Series3LIisMick Wattam. Mick’s
already made the 3,000-mile trip and has so far
raised £1,300 for theYorkshire Air Ambulance.
Riding his GTS 300 for the south is Steve
Gray.Steve’schosencharity is The Bucks
Buoys, who are rowing the Atlantic unaided in
aid of McMillan Cancer Support. Steve’s
ongoing efforts haveatwist in that donations
can ‘support’aspecific team, pushing them
up or down his own ‘league’, demonstrating
once and for all which team has the most
generous supporters.
More information on the rides and how to
donate can be found on their respective
Facebook pages: Mick–Tour de 92 and Steve
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More info:www.ve-uk.comLEGAL Q&A
This information is provided by Stephen
Hattersley ofWildWood Legal,afirm of
solicitors specialising in claims for
injured scooterists. Stephen,aqualified
solicitor for 25 years, has been riding
scooters for over 30 years, and has acted for injured riders across the
UK. He knows the tricks and pitfalls that insurers use and pulls no
punches in his dealings with them. He rides to work every day and
understands the challenges you face out there.Q:What’sthelaw in relation to stopping after an
accident? Do you still have to stop if nobody is
injured? Do you need to report it to the Police if
you have stopped?A:This isasore point for us. Our lovely
WildWood Legal scooter was knocked over
outside our officeacouple of weeks ago by
someone who just drove off. Fortunately,a
passer-by got his numberplate!
The law states that if you’re drivingavehicle
involved in an accident and there is an injury
to someone or damage to another vehicle,
certain animals or property,you must stop and
give your details (and the vehicle owner’s
details, if different) to anyone who reasonablyasks for them. If it’snot possible to stop (and
there wasagood reason for this), you must
then report the accident in person toapolice
station/officer within 24 hours.
If someone has been injured, you must
provide your insurance certificate at the scene.
If you don’t have this with you, you must
report the accident to the Police even if you
have stopped at the scene.
If in doubt, stop, and if you can’t, then
report it. Failure typically results in five-six
penalty points.
If you need advice onascooter-related legal
question, email [email protected]
The best Q&A will be published in Scootering
magazine in confidence.