Written questions

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...