Electric Bicycles: Regulation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to ban the (a) importation and (b) sale of conversion kits for e-bikes that do not require the rider to pedal, including Sur-Ron e-bikes.
Answered by Department for Transport
This Government is providing new powers through the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to act against online marketplaces selling unsafe products, including e-bikes and e-bikes batteries.
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) recently consulted on the introduction of detailed regulations under the powers in this Act, including a new product safety framework. The consultation closed on 23 June 2026 and BIST is reviewing the responses to it before deciding on further action.
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