Moped car to come next year.... dear god why!

LiE · 23 Nov 2012 at 20:19

Really? Really?!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/20454629

rhysduck · 23 Nov 2012 at 20:21

£10k new??? :eek:

peterattheboro · 23 Nov 2012 at 20:30

Just, no...

Top speed is 28mph? If I get stuck behind one of those in a 40+ zone it's getting overtaken.

Kaeo · 23 Nov 2012 at 20:35

With 4 or 5 people in it, is it even going to be able to go 28mph?

Steve2000 · 23 Nov 2012 at 20:38

That's just ridiculous.

sigma · 23 Nov 2012 at 20:44

The mind boggles.

On one hand there are thoughts to restrict newly passed drivers in what they can do yet we're going to allow 16 year olds to get in woefully underpowered pieces of ****.

:confused:

phil675 · 23 Nov 2012 at 20:51

Morons who dress like the presenter will buy them. I will laugh at them. Presumably they won't be allowed on motorways?

Rroff · 23 Nov 2012 at 20:55

I've heard of people stopped by the police before for holding up the traffic due to not keeping up with the speed limit (not sure if theres any specific legislation?). Unlike a moped these can't be easily overtaken in the same way.

b0rn2sk8 · 23 Nov 2012 at 21:01

You can drive that on a moped license? Surely they are not letting people out on the road with less than 1 days training! Sure it only does 28Mph, but that can still do some serious damage.

I'd also like to see what one looks like after 28Mph into a tree.

Draeger · 23 Nov 2012 at 21:03

That's possibly the most pointless piece of machinery I've seen posted in Motors for months.

'Stick on dirt' decals was a more useful invention.

Skillmister · 23 Nov 2012 at 21:17

Surely insurance will be extortionate.

lewism · 23 Nov 2012 at 21:22

Nothing more than a money making tool to get the under 20's to spend their money on driving.

The license will be cheap, the car is extortionate and the insurance will be murder. Yet, a whole year later, they will have to apply for their provisional and learn in a normal car. I can only see it as a money making exercise or some parents with money to burn keeping their children happy.

MisChief · 23 Nov 2012 at 21:29

Lol... just lol!

This would be safer than riding an actual moped though?

phil675 · 23 Nov 2012 at 21:36

I think it'll be perfect for people of all ages who want a 'cheap car'. "It uses hardly any petrol and is great for around town" they will say when trading in their 1.2 59 plate Kia.

Matt82 · 23 Nov 2012 at 21:37

bet youd be able to count the number you see on the road in the next year on one hand of the lepper youd find behind the wheel

Tom_ed1987 · 23 Nov 2012 at 21:40

How is that any different to just allowing 16 year olds to drive standard hatchbacks with some black box whizzardry to limit them to 28mph?

Any more info on this new law? Sounds very strange.

mrk · 23 Nov 2012 at 21:41

As if sitting behind a moped gang at the lights wasn't bad enough!

I hate the sound of mopeds, most annoying sound of all time :/

sigma · 23 Nov 2012 at 21:45

mrk said:
As if sitting behind a moped gang at the lights wasn't bad enough!

I hate the sound of mopeds, most annoying sound of all time :/

De-restricted m8 innit!

Randomface74 · 23 Nov 2012 at 21:48

whilst we're at it let's ban pushbikes

matthab · 23 Nov 2012 at 22:18

That's going to be more dangerous on the roads than mopeds. A moped doing 28mph is easy to pass that car is going to be hard work.

How long till teens deristrict them, lower them and find sports exhausts.