Written questions

Electric Scooters: Insurance

Commons · Question 91444 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Juliet Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Department holds records on the number of privately owned e-scooters currently in use by the general public that are not covered by appropriate motor vehicle insurance policies; and whether any spec

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 25 Nov 2025

The Department for Transport does not hold the information requested. Enforcement of illegal e-scooter use is a matter for the police and a range of motoring offences and penalties already apply.