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| Detectives have released CCTV footage of a man stealing a case of Lucozade from a supermarket in south London while riding a hoverboard. | |
| The man, wearing a grey tracksuit, is seen entering the Co-op in Streatham Road, Mitcham, on a self-balancing scooter and travelling around the store before nonchalantly leaving with a crate of the energy drink in his arms. | The man, wearing a grey tracksuit, is seen entering the Co-op in Streatham Road, Mitcham, on a self-balancing scooter and travelling around the store before nonchalantly leaving with a crate of the energy drink in his arms. |
| The Metropolitan police released footage of the incident on 6 September as part of an appeal for help to identify the man. | The Metropolitan police released footage of the incident on 6 September as part of an appeal for help to identify the man. |
| Despite recent legal guidance suggesting use of hoverboards on pavements is illegal, the fad for mini-segways is growing with the devices proving popular among footballers and rap stars. | Despite recent legal guidance suggesting use of hoverboards on pavements is illegal, the fad for mini-segways is growing with the devices proving popular among footballers and rap stars. |
| The wheeled vehicles are too unsafe to ride on the road but also too dangerous to ride on the pavement, according to Crown Prosecution Service guidance released in October. | The wheeled vehicles are too unsafe to ride on the road but also too dangerous to ride on the pavement, according to Crown Prosecution Service guidance released in October. |
| They are only legal to use on land that is private property and only with the landowner’s permission, the CPS said. | They are only legal to use on land that is private property and only with the landowner’s permission, the CPS said. |
| The guidance, which was initially released for Segway scooters, points out that since self-balancing scooters are powered vehicles they are illegal to ride on the pavement under section 72 of the Highway Act 1835. | The guidance, which was initially released for Segway scooters, points out that since self-balancing scooters are powered vehicles they are illegal to ride on the pavement under section 72 of the Highway Act 1835. |