Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Insurance and Licensing

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department are considering introducing a requirement for users to (a) licence and (b) insure (1) e bikes and (2) e scooters.

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1. 10 December 2025

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department are considering introducing a requirement for users to (a) licence and (b) insure (1) e bikes and (2) e scooters.

   Source: Commons

2. 15 December 2025

   Answer

   There are no plans to require the licensing or insurance of e-bikes. A previous detailed review of licensing and insurance for all cyclists (including e-bike users) concluded that the cost and complexity of introducing such a system would far outweigh the...

   Source: Written answer

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