Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Safety
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to improve the safety of publicly accessible a) e-bicycles and b) e-scooters.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
The rules concerning the use of e-bikes are set out in the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983.
The Government has committed to pursuing legislative reform for micromobility vehicles, which will include e-scooters, when Parliamentary time allows. We will be consulting on detailed e-scooter regulations over the next year.
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 will give local leaders new powers to regulate shared on-street cycle rental schemes. Minimum standard licence requirements will be set out by the Secretary of State in regulations, with safety being a core consideration.
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