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5 Mar 2021

The meeting will take place on Friday 12th March at 10am and will be co-chaired by Ruth Cadbury MP and Selaine Saxby MP

16 Feb 2021

All ACT members are invited to join the webinars, please contact us if you'd like to attend

5 Nov 2020

Work has now commenced on drafting legislation to legalise e-scooters, which will be in place in 2021.

28 Oct 2020

The All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling & Walking (APPGCW) have announced the dates and subjects for their 2020/21 webinar series

1 Jul 2020

Rental e-scooters will become legal on roads in Great Britain from this Saturday, in a bid to ease pressure on public transport amid the coronavirus crisis

11 May 2020

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced some very significant "once in a generation" measures to get more people cycling and walking.

30 Apr 2020

The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry to explore the safety and legal implications of e-scooters, their impact on congestion, and potential contribution to reducing the UK's greenhouse...

1 Aug 2019

Whilst there is an obvious opportunity for IBDs to sell e-scooters it is important they provide clear advice to consumers at the point of sale about where e-scooters may be legally used.
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Government confirms e-scooters will be legalised in 2021

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

e-scootersWork has now commenced on drafting legislation to legalise e-scooters, which will be in place in 2021.

Eamon Ryan, the transport minister, confirmed that e-scooters will be legalised next year without localised trials.

It is currently illegal for electric scooters to be used on public roads. E-scooters count as mechanically propelled vehicles which must be taxed, insured and driven only with a licence. However, it is not possible to get a licence, tax or insure them, effectively making them unlawful.

In August last year, a report commissioned by the Road Safety Authority concluded that e-scooters should be legalised.

More details about the legislation will follow. Read the ACT's stance on e-scooters, including safety and the implications they have for IBDs, here.


 


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