50 years on, Mod grannie is still riding her scooter
BRITAIN’S oldest Mod is still riding a scooter after more than 50 years.
Grandmother Maureen Lear, who will be 70 next month, said: “I can drive my Vespa better than I can walk now because I have arthritis in my knee. It’s like having a mobility scooter.”
Her three children have begged her to give up but she refuses to learn to drive a car because she suffers from claustrophobia.
I can drive my Vespa better than I can walk now because I have arthritis in my knee. It’s like having a mobility scooter.
Widow Maureen, of Colchester, Essex, has owned 30 scooters since 1961. She was caught up in the Clacton riots featured in the 1979 Mods and Rockers film Quadrophenia.
“The film made it seem worse than it was,” she said.
Son Patrick, 44, said: “In her head Mum still thinks she’s about 30.”