Scooter thief ordered by court to pay over £200 in fine and costs
Bristol 1 February 2023: A man has been ordered to pay over £200 after he pleaded guilty to stealing two e-scooters. Ashley Hoskin, 26, of south Bristol, appeared before Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Friday 27 January, where he pleaded guilty to taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. Police seized two Voi scooters from Hoskin’s home last June. Both scooters had been vandalised and the GPS tracking on them no longer worked. Magistrates imposed a £120 fine and ordered Hoskin to pay £85 costs and a £34 surcharge. Matthew Pencharz, head of policy for Voi UK, Ireland