Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 97942

Electric Scooters: Regulation

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to regulate the sale and purchase of private escooters.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Under existing legislation, businesses are responsible for ensuring the products they place on the UK market, including e-scooters, are safe. When selling e-scooters, retailers must be clear that they can only be used on private land with the landowner’s ...

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