Boy, 14, charged after riding e-scooter through shopping centre

A teenage boy has been charged and has his e-scooter seized after riding it through a shopping centre.

Police said the 14-year-old was caught with the electric scooter in Kingsgate Shopping Centre in Dunfermline on Tuesday.

He also rode the scooter on the city’s High Street, officers said.

In Scotland, e-scooters are not permitted on public roads, pavements or other public spaces, as they do not meet the necessary legal standards.

Their use is only legal on private land with the landowner’s consent.

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