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Electric Bicycles: Road Traffic Offences

Commons · Question 12565 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions were brought relating to the use of electrically assisted pedal cycles that exceeded the (a) legal power and (b) speed limits in each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 1 Jul 2026

The collection of statistics concerning criminal prosecutions are matters for the Ministry of Justice. They do not however hold information regarding prosecutions concerning the use of e-bikes that do not comply with the power and speed limitations set ou...