Sure, the company’s scooters are a bit pricey, falling somewhere in the €5,900 to €6,900 range, but they’ve never shied away from accepting that they offer a premium product.

It's a mobility scooter. "I'm 80 and that is how I get about," said Mr Maund, who has lived on Betton Alkmere Farm, in Betton Strange, since 1934. "It has two speeds and nobody can keep up with ...