Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Safety
Commons · Question 1898 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 21 May 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to improve the safety of publicly accessible a) e-bicycles and b) e-scooters.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 21 May 2026
The rules concerning the use of e-bikes are set out in the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983.The Government has committed to pursuing legislative reform for micromobility vehicles, which will include e-scooters, when Parliamentary time al...