Electric Scooters

(asked on 2nd July 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government why privately owned e-scooters have not been included in the trial of legalising selected rental e-scooters.


Answered by
Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait
Baroness Vere of Norbiton
Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 15th July 2020

E-scooter trials will include only rental scooters. This allows trials to take place in a controlled manner while we assess their safety and other impacts. There are a wide range of e-scooters available, built to differing standards. Limiting trials to rental scooters ensures that only approved scooters are used, and that they can meet legal requirements. It will also improve the quality of the evidence we gather, that will inform whether e-scooters should be fully legalised.

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