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A grandfather on a mobility scooter was nearly four times the drink-drive limit when he was stopped by police with a woman on his knee. Magistrates in Tameside, outside Manchester, heard John Powell, 51, was taking the woman to the bank because she owed him money and he wanted to be sure he received it. After a pedestrian alerted police, Powell, who is from nearby Stalybridge, was stopped in the centre of the town and gave a breath alcohol reading of 138mg. The legal driving limit is 35mg. Powell, who was riding along the pavement, said: “I was only doing 4 mph at the time so I wasn’t going quickly but the police officer told me I’d been causing chaos when he pulled me over. How could I have been causing chaos on a mobility scooter at 4mph? It’s only walking speed.” Powell, 51, who admitted that he had ‘knocked back a rum or two couple of pints of bitter’ said: “The police over-reacted. I don’t regret it as I don’t think I was doing anything wrong. You should be allowed to enjoy yourself.” Powell, a grandfather-of-two, was fined £50 after admitting drink driving. He wasn’t given a driving ban as a licence is not needed for mobility scooter. More