Vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body;
• a wheel;
• a suspension mechanism comprising a suspension arm pivotably mounted to the vehicle body at one end of the suspension arm, the wheel being mounted on the suspension arm at a position spaced from the vehicle body such that the wheel is mounted on the vehicle by the suspension mechanism, wherein the suspension arm rises and falls along a path of movement with respect to the vehicle body in operation of the suspension mechanism;
• and
• a latching mechanism secured to the vehicle body and operable to retain the suspension arm in a raised position, the latching mechanism comprising a latching element which is displaceable between an inoperative position, in which the latching mechanism is situated out of the path of movement of the suspension arm, and a deployed position, in which the latching element extends into the path of movement of the suspension arm;
• wherein the latching element is configured so that, in the deployed position, the latching element is resiliently deflectable by the rising suspension arm to permit passage of the suspension arm to the raised position;
• and
• wherein, with the suspension arm at or above the raised position and the latching element in the deployed position, the latching element is engagable with the suspension arm to prevent downward displacement of the suspension arm below the raised position.