United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 49195
Electric Scooters: Safety
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29 April 2025
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8 May 2025 · Answer
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8 May 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the sale of private e-scooters on public safety.
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29 April 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the sale of private e-scooters on public safety.
Source: Commons
8 May 2025
Answer
Privately owned e-scooters cannot be legally ridden either on roads or on pavements. Enforcement of illegal and/or irresponsible e-scooter use is a matter for the police. Users can face fines and fixed penalty notices, criminal prosecution, points on thei...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-04-29/49195
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1798430
- uk · wq-1798430 · source updated 8 May 2025