Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 65717

Public Transport: Electric Bicycles

Tabled: 8 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025

Question

Fabian Hamilton

LabourLeeds North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of a certification scheme for e-bikes to be carried on public transport; and whether she has had discussions with Transport for London on such a scheme.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
It is for transport operators to decide on their conditions of carriage, as safe duty holders, including whether to allow people to bring e-bikes onboard. While I have therefore not discussed any form of certification scheme with Transport for London, Min...

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