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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Esther Addley

‘Is that thing legal?’: trialling the Yo-Go on Britain’s most dangerous roundabout

Esther Addley test drives a Yo-Go vehicle.
Esther Addley test drives a Yo-Go vehicle. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian

“Is that thing road legal?” scoffs the driver of a white van as I complete a careful loop of Hammersmith roundabout, to the sound of loud guffaws from his front-seat passenger.

I assure him it is, though honestly, you can see his point. The Yo-Go – a bright yellow electric buggy with two seats, one gear and no side panels – does not look entirely at home on one of the capital’s most notoriously congested junctions, squeezed between buses, delivery vans and construction lorries many times its size.

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