Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 58080

Road Traffic Offences: Electric Bicycles

Tabled: 6 June 2025

Answered: 11 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 55226 on Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences, what data her Department has collected on the prevalence of illegally modified e-bikes on public highways.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has a market surveillance unit which inspects vehicles and equipment to ensure they meet safety and environmental standards. In 2024 the DVSA identified 39 suppliers of e-cycles and 21 of these were found to ...

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