Mobility Scooters: Safety
Commons · Question 72990 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the safety requirements for mobility scooters operating on public highways.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 8 Sep 2025
The Department is committed to ensuring that users of powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters remain safe, mobile and independent. That is why on the 21st July we announced a review of the law covering powered mobility devices which we will consult on i...