Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 49195

Electric Scooters: Safety

Tabled: 29 April 2025

Answered: 8 May 2025

Question

Tom Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the sale of private e-scooters on public safety.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Privately owned e-scooters cannot be legally ridden either on roads or on pavements. Enforcement of illegal and/or irresponsible e-scooter use is a matter for the police. Users can face fines and fixed penalty notices, criminal prosecution, points on thei...

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