Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 65471
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Sales
Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025
Question
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat — Didcot and Wantage
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to prevent people from selling high-powered e-bikes and scooters that are not legal for use on roads.
Answer
Justin MaddersThe UK’s legal framework for product safety places responsibility for the safety of e-bikes and e-scooters on the businesses manufacturing or importing them. The Office for Product Safety and Standards and Local Authority Trading Standards enforce the reg...
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