Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 55226
Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of current regulations on the use of illegally modified electric bikes on public highways.
Answer
Simon LightwoodA modified e-cycle is only road-legal where it complies in full with the requirements set out in the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983. Where this is not the case, the e-cycle is classed as a motor vehicle and needs to be approved and reg...
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