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Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Accidents

Commons · Question 107268 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 30 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of compensating victims of collisions involving illegal e-scooters and e-bikes on (a) the cost of motor insurance premiums for other motorists and (b) costs

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 30 Jan 2026

We regularly engage with the Motor Insurer’s Bureau and are working with them to understand the impact of private e-scooters and illegal e-bikes on car drivers’ insurance premiums. It is clear the law on e-scooters needs to change, which is why the Govern...