Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 14244

Delivery Services: Robots

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 1 July 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered excluding autonomous delivery robots from plans for micromobility regulation.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Government has committed to pursuing legislative reform for micromobility vehicles when parliamentary time allows by creating a ‘Low-speed Zero Emission Vehicle’ category. This could be used to regulate pavement robots in future. Any new regulations w...

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