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Electric Scooters: Insurance

Asked by Juliet CampbellLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 25 November 2025UIN 91444

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department holds records on the number of privately owned e-scooters currently in use by the general public that are not covered by appropriate motor vehicle insurance policies; and whether any spec

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department for Transport does not hold the information requested. Enforcement of illegal e-scooter use is a matter for the police and a range of motoring offences and penalties already apply.

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