Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters
Commons · Question 121444 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of bans on e-scooters and e-bikes riding in pedestrian areas.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 27 Mar 2026
The police have a suite of powers under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Police Reform Act 2002 to seize e-scooters and e‑bikes being used illegally or antisocially, including ‑for offences such as riding on the pavement and in pedestrian areas.We are streng...