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Electric Scooters

Asked by Deirdre CostiganLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6757

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to legalise all e-scooters.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

As you will appreciate, the new Government is still in its early stages, and I am carefully considering next steps and potential policy solutions for e-scooters.

Until any changes are brought forward and come into effect, private e-scooters remain illegal to use on public roads, cycle lanes and pavements, and rental e-scooters can only be used in national rental e-scooter trial areas.

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