Ex-Formula 1 racer Johnny Herbert gives British OAPs in Benidorm driving tips after they were slammed by the council there as the most badly behaved mobility scooter users

Ex-Formula 1 racer Johnny Herbert gives British OAPs in Benidorm driving tips after they were slammed by the council there as the most badly behaved mobility scooter users Over 80 per cent of Brits think tourists need lessons before using a scooter Johnny Herbert has shared his tips to transform Brits' 'bad driving reputation' READ MORE: The holiday hotspots that tourists would never return to By Esther Marshall Published: 15:54, 8 July 2024 | Updated: 16:17, 8 July 2024 e-mail View comments British tourists are officially the worst mobility scooter drivers in Benidorm. That's according to the Spanish resort's council, which told owner of Benidorm's Butterfield Mobility Scooter, Ben Redrup, and travel experts at On the Beach that Britons are the nationality most likely to drive their scooters dangerously. And according to an On the Beach survey of 2,000 tourists, 81 per cent of Brits think drivers of mobility scooters should have lessons before getting behind the handlebars of one.

Enter ex-Formula 1 racing legend and Le Mans 24 winner Johnny Herbert, who has stepped in to offer his driving tips to Benidorm's reckless scooting tourists. Johnny says: 'When I won Les Mans in 1991 and the British Grand Prix in 1995, I didn't think I'd be teaching Brits in Benidorm how to drive properly on mobility scooters. British tourists are the worst mobility scooter drivers that Benidorm's ever seen, according to the council there Ex-Formula 1 racing legend and Le Mans 24 winner Johnny Herb.