Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 75289

Electric Vehicles: Noise

Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of low noise vehicles on (a) visually impaired people and (b) guide dogs.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Electric vehicles play a key role in contributing to a quieter and cleaner environment, but the Department recognises the potential risks posed by quiet electric vehicles to pedestrians, other vulnerable road users and animals.Vehicle approval requirement...

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