On Friday, 12 January 2018 13:26:55 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
whisky-dave wrote:
I didnlt get the two confused although the differnce between a moped and
a scooter isn't always clear from their use.

The difference (in my day) was a moped was more akin to a bicycle or small
motorbike.
A scooter had much smaller wheels, and no oily bits on show.

Well a moped is actually a moterbike that can be peddaled hence the name motor-pedal so that's pretty much a fixed description.

Scooters aren't designed to be manually driven via pedals.

Mopeds could also be driven at a younger age, due to being pedal cycles
with an engine added. Scooters never had this option.

I don't think that is true unless yuo;re refering to unpowered scooters.

People also ask
How old do you have to be to ride a scooter?
If you're 16 years of age or older, and if your moped is not capable of driving faster than 20 MPH, you can ride without a license. To operate a motorized scooter you must be at least 16 years old and carry either an instruction permit or driver's license.