Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120119

Electric Vehicles: Accidents

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Luke Taylor

Liberal DemocratSutton and Cheam

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of compensation paid to victims of collisions involving illegal e-bikes and e-scooters on annual insurance premiums.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The Secretary of State has made no such assessment. The setting of premiums is a commercial decision for insurers, and the Government does not intervene or seek to control the market.