Mobility scooter tows boat, charges follow, NSW

A man will face court next year after a mobility scooter was used to tow a motorboat along the M1 Pacific Motorway, NSW Police say.

On Friday 19 October 2018 police responded to reports of a mobility scooter being used to tow a 17-foot boat along the Pacific Highway at Belmont.

Police attached to the Lake Macquarie Highway Patrol made a number of inquiries in relation to the matter.

Yesterday (Tuesday 13 November 2018), a 35–year-old man was charged by way of a Future Court Attendance Notice for driving whilst disqualified, use unregistered vehicle on road, use uninsured vehicle on road, and use unregistered trailer on road.

The man is due to appear in Belmont Local Court on 9 January 2019.

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