The UK gearing towards legalizing electric scooters with e-scooter trials.

There has been a rise in the presence of e-scooters and e-bikes, with many choosing to embrace micro-mobility as their preferred method of personal, electric transport. Whether you're commuting to work or using them for socializing. Despite the legal obstacles we face in both London and the UK, we remain optimistic as we undergo the legalization of electric scooters, through trials across the county. 

Unless the e-scooter is rented and involved in a trial, it is otherwise illegal to ride them on a public road.

We have a firm belief that e-scooters and e-bikes will play a significant role in the UK's urban transport future. 

Thousands of London commuters have ditched the city's overcrowded underground trains and buses during the COVID-19 pandemic, for a more personal form of electric transportation: an e-scooter. It's generally now seen as a means of minimising health risks and therefore 2021's most popular form of transportation. 

When will electric scooters be legal in the UK?

There is great uncertainty around the exact date of the UK government legalizing the use of electric scooters, but it is said to have high hopes for an Autumn 2021 review.

How is electric scooter law in the UK defined?

Many questions circulate around electric scooters and the law, from terms around using an electric scooter off road and whether you can ride an electric scooter on the pavement.

A personally owned E scooter in the UK can be legally ridden only on private land with landowner permission. Due to E scooters being classified as “powered transporters”, they’re covered by the same legislation as motor vehicles and therefore would need to meet the same standards under the Road Traffic Act 1988 to be legalised in public such as being insured, registered with the DVLA and taxed. Click here for more information.