Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 38485

Electric Bicycles: Regulation

Tabled: 14 March 2025
Answered: 18 March 2025

Question

Mark Sewards

LabourLeeds South West and Morley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing stronger regulation for e-bikes, including full registration and insurance requirements.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Government has no intention of requiring cyclists, including those who ride Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles, to be registered or to have insurance. This would require a national registration scheme for all cycles which would be complex and expensiv...

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