François Hollande’s ‘love scooter’ fetches over

Former French president’s moped, on which he was snapped riding to visit his lover in 2014, sells for double its listed price

It was the vehicle that sparked a French presidential scandal, the end of a secret love affair and legal action from a bodyguard nicknamed “Croissant Man”.

The former French president François Hollande’s moped was sold for more than €20,000 (£17,000) at auction this weekend, double its listed price and many times more its secondhand value.