Electric Bicycles: Delivery Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 9 July 2025 to Question 65474 on Electric Bicycles: Delivery Services, what response her department received about the actions taken to comply with relevant legal requirements and using only safe and road legal e-bikes.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood
Responses were received from all three delivery platforms that were written to. They said they require riders to comply with legal requirements and the Highway Code, provide safety guidance and training on safe vehicle use, expect e-bikes and other vehicles used for deliveries to be roadworthy and legally compliant, and investigate reported unsafe or illegal behaviour, with sanctions up to removal from the platform.
The Department has since commissioned research to better understand the extent of illegal e-bike use amongst delivery riders, including the extent to which the business practices of food delivery platforms may influence this. The research is expected to conclude by March 2027.
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