Written questions

Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences

Commons · Question 55356 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Juliet Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to prevent the use of illegally modified e-bikes.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 4 Jun 2025

Only e-bikes that comply in full with the requirements of the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983 can be legally used on public roads. This is the case regardless of whether the e-bike has been modified.Where an e-bike does not comply with ...