Claim: The prosecution service introduced laws making it illegal to use "hoverboards" on public paths.
Fact-check: "Hoverboards" and the law - Full Fact
Verdict: this is illegal, but not because prosecutors say so. the law making it illegal to ride on the path dates from 1835, and judges confirmed in 2011 that it applies to devices like hoverboards.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Conor James Mckinney
Date published: 2015-12-14T00:00:00