Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the unrestricted sale of e-bikes that are not type-approved for road use; and what consideration she has given to introducing tighter sales restrictions.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency have market surveillance powers to tackle the supply of e-bikes, including modified e-bikes, where users are being deliberately misled about where such vehicles can and cannot be used.

In addition, the police have the power to seize such vehicles where they are used on the road under Section 165A of the Road Traffic Act 1988. This is because they would be being ridden without insurance.

The Secretary of State is not considering any tighter restrictions on sales.