RAF veteran, 90, told to move mobility scooter or face eviction in stark ultimatum just days before Rememberance Day
“He said the scooter had to be moved or we’d be evicted and they could confiscate it.“I think that’s disgraceful. My father is an elderly veteran and they want to make him homeless just before Remembrance Day,” he told the Sun.
Incommunities, the housing association in question, said: “The scooter poses a fire risk due to its storage location, which was too close to the building.“
Lithium batteries inside scooters can catch fire, putting the entire block at risk.”The company added that they were looking into “more suitable accommodation” for the war veteran.
It comes just days ahead of Remembrance Day on November 11.
Around 10,000 veterans will march past the Cenotaph in Whitehall.
Over 800 serving members from the British Army, the Royal Navy, and Royal Air Force wil be on duty for the Remembrance services.
They are positioned at the Cenotaph as well as Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral.
The Remembrance Day services pay tribute to the Armistice of the First World War and other conflicts which involve British and Commonwealth Forces.
