Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120118

Electric Bicycles: Sales

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the unrestricted sale of e-bikes that are not type-approved for road use; and what consideration she has given to introducing tighter sales restrictions.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have market surveillance powers to tackle the supply of e-bikes, including modified e-bikes, where users are being deliberately misled about where such vehicles can and cannot be used. In addition, the police have t...

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