POLICE officers in Westbury have seized an e-scooter from a teenager who had been zig-zagging up the road and playing 'chicken' with oncoming vehicles.

The dangerous incident happened at around 4pm in Eden Vale Road, Westbury, on Monday (July 5). the teenager ran off after being chased by police and abandoned the e-scooter, which was seized.

Police said: "Even the sight of a marked police car driving towards him did not deter him from his dangerous manoeuvres.

"The boy made off from the officers when they directed him to stop, eventually abandoning the e-scooter. The scooter was seized for having no insurance.

"Whilst the scooter was being seized, a member of the public stopped and thanked the officer because the rider had been causing problems for him on that road for weeks."

In order for an e-scooter to be road legal it needs to be registered with the DVLA, fitted with number plates and insured before they can be driven on public roads including pavements.

If these requirements aren’t met then the scooter may be seized and destroyed.

If you have purchased one of these motorised scooters for yourself or a family member and they have not been made road legal, they can only be ridden on private land, such as personal driveways and gardens.