Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 98854
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Insurance and Licensing
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 15 December 2025
Question
Jim McMahon
Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department are considering introducing a requirement for users to (a) licence and (b) insure (1) e bikes and (2) e scooters.
Answer
Simon LightwoodThere are no plans to require the licensing or insurance of e-bikes. A previous detailed review of licensing and insurance for all cyclists (including e-bike users) concluded that the cost and complexity of introducing such a system would far outweigh the...
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