Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120119
Electric Vehicles: Accidents
Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Question
Luke Taylor
Liberal Democrat — Sutton 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 GreenwoodThe 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.