Written questions

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Sales

Commons · Question 104029 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 16 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 98632, how many visits the DVSA has made to retailers selling e-scooters; and how many incidences the DVSA have recorded of e-scooters being sold illegally

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 16 Jan 2026

The table below shows the number of retailers the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has checked from March 2022 to April 2025. 2022-2023932023-2024582024-202547 The table below shows many incidents DVSA has recorded of e-scooters being sold illeg...