Written questions

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Regulation

Commons · Question 1899 · 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, whether his department intends to introduce further regulation of 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...