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Electric Bicycles: Regulation

Commons · Question 27167 · Tabled 3 Sep 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to ban the (a) importation and (b) sale of conversion kits for e-bikes that do not require the rider to pedal, including Sur-Ron e-bikes.

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 8 Sep 2026

This Government is providing new powers through the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to act against online marketplaces selling unsafe products, including e-bikes and e-bikes batteries. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (...