PSA Electric scooters are illegal to ride in the road and pavements

[Cartwrightandson]

If you've bought one for your child this Christmas consider the following:

E-scooters are classed as motor vehicles under the Road Traffic Act 1988. This means the rules that apply to motor vehicles also apply to e-scooters including the need to have a licence and insurance.
As it's not currently possible to get insurance for privately owned e-scooters, it’s illegal to use them on the road or in public spaces such as parks, street pavements and shopping centres.
It is only legal to use e-scooters on private land such as your garden, but you must have permission from the landowners.
Insp Jack Stabler from the Road Policing Unit said: “Whilst we understand why people may want to buy them for Christmas it’s important you are aware of the laws and that you comply.
“If anyone is found to be riding an e-scooter on a public road or footpath the e-scooter could be seized, your present lost and you will be reported for offences
“These aren’t toys and can cause serious injury to riders or other path or road users if ridden irresponsibly.”
If anyone is found to be riding an e-scooter on a public road or footpath the e-scooter could be seized, your present lost and you will be reported for offences.

maybe in Cumbria
In London the met dont give a damm

I see loads of privately owned e-scooters being ridden on roads and pavements in my city. None of the riders seem to care that they're illegal and I've never seen the police stopping any of the riders. I wish they would, as I've had some near misses with them as a pedestrian - either with them jumping red lights, or weaving around me at speed on a pavement.

Are these the scooters that have caused death and injuries from the batteries?

can't believe people are so stupid to still buy them.

In theory sure, but no one cares or does anything about it in my town.

In my town, they're everywhere.
There's even solar powered ones that anyone can hop and off. I think you pay via an app or some sthing.

Cops couldn't give a shit about actual crime now though, so no one will do anything.

Perhaps the Mayor could suggest that any they seize are sold for scrap and they can put the proceeds towards next year's Christmas party - might mean they start dealing with the menace.....

Those ones are legal - there's a handful of places where there are hire schemes for them, they're not privately owned, so they're legal.

Not that it makes them any safer for other people.

Yes in theory.

In reality the kind of people who buy these for their children don't give a shit about the law

They're also used for running drugs

As are jailbroken electric bikes which are routinely used by delivery drivers. Nobody gives a shit.

They may be illegal but police being understaffed as they are due to constant "efficiencies" as pp have said it is unlikely to be enforced.

Yanbu
I know someone whose children had theirs confiscated

They are illegal for good reason

I've ridden the ones you can hire and it's clear.they would be high risk to allow people to ride just anywhere

I have a very low opinion of anyone who buys these for their children

Yes electric scooter and a manbag is the drug dealer uniform of choice now

They will when the dodgy battery sets fire to their porch or garden shed.

This, there have been fatalities in our town because of shoddy electric scooters. And if the police handed out fixed penalties to the e-scooter and illegally modified e-bikes used by Deliveroo, their funding issues would soon disappear….