Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Regulation
Lords · Question HL2309 · Tabled 5 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Viscount Goschen
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the incidence of use of electric bicycles and electric scooters which do not comply with the relevant regulations.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 15 Nov 2024
Enforcement of the rules and regulations in respect of both e-cycles and e-scooters is a matter for the police. Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (e-cycles) are legal to use on public roads so long as they comply with the requirements of the Electrically...