United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 21181
Electric Scooters: Roads
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20 June 2022
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23 June 2022 · Answer
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23 June 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a summary of current legislation relating to the use of e-scooters on public highways in the UK.
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20 June 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide a summary of current legislation relating to the use of e-scooters on public highways in the UK.
Source: Commons
23 June 2022
Answer
As motor vehicles having fewer than 4 wheels and weighing less than 410 kg unladen, e-scooters are classed as motorcycles as defined in Section 185 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and, because of their low speed, within the subclass of moped. This means that...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-20/21181
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1471620
- uk · wq-1471620 · source updated 23 June 2022