Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 55298

Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of non-road legal (a) conversion kits and (b) e-bikes on road safety.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
E-bikes may only be legally used on public roads where they comply, in full, with the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983. This includes where they have been converted from a conventional pedal bike. E-bikes that do not comply with these Re...
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