Son of Foxtons owner caught riding hoverboard in London

The daredevil son of the billionaire owner of Foxtons estate agents has been banned for driving for six months after being caught crossing the road on a hoverboard.  

Max Hunt, whose father Jon founded the Foxtons empire, is a former British Supersport motorcyclist who recently completed a 5,000-mile off-road rally in South America.

The 34-year-old was caught red-handed by a police officer near London’s Green Park on his hoverboard.

Appearing at Wimbledon Magistrates Court, he said he was going from his office in Kensington High Street, west London, to meet a friend in Knightsbridge when he was stopped by officers.

Max Hunt (pictured), whose father Jon owns the Foxtons empire, is a former British Supersport motorcyclist who recently completed a 5,000-mile off-road rally in South America

He claimed he had been trying to overtake a pedestrian at a junction and didn’t realise it was illegal to ride them both on roads and pavements in the UK, reports the Evening Standard.

The extreme sport fan told the hearing the hoverboard was a Christmas present from his mother and father-in-law, saying: ‘I thought it was just a toy. They are quite fun things to move around on.’  

The 34-year-old (pictured) was caught red-handed by a police officer near London's Green Park on his Airwheel hoverboard. He was banned from driving for six months and fined £500 

The 34-year-old (pictured) was caught red-handed by a police officer near London’s Green Park on his Airwheel hoverboard. He was banned from driving for six months and fined £500 

But the judge told him a quick internet search would have advised him what he was doing was against the law. 

HOVERBOARDS AND UK LAW 

Under section 72 of the Highway Act 1835 it is illegal to ride self-balancing scooters or segways on the road.

They can also not be used on the pavement.

The only time they can be used legally is on private land with the landowner’s permission. 

They have been banned by several estates because the devices have been known to explode. 

He said: ‘He seemed to take the view that because other people were using them on the road he assumed he didn’t need insurance. 

‘A moment of research on the internet would have revealed he did.’

Hunt, of Notting Hill, west London, already had nine points on his driving licence for two speeding offences, but was given another six.

He was banned from driving any vehicle for six months and fined £500. 

This is the second time in a year he has had his licence taken off him, after being caught speeding four times in eight months.

His brother Harry came 10th in last year’s famous Dakar Rally in Senegal. 

His father, who founded Foxton estate agents in the 1980s and sold it on for £390million, has a collection of vintage cars where he lives near Kensington Palace.  

Pictured: IRover hoverboards were recalled in 2016 after their batteries overheated and were known to explode or catch fire 

Pictured: IRover hoverboards were recalled in 2016 after their batteries overheated and were known to explode or catch fire 



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