🚨 E-SCOOTER SAFETY REMINDER 🚨

🚨 E-SCOOTER SAFETY REMINDER 🚨

We are seeing an increase in the use of privately owned e-scooters across our communities and would like to remind everyone of the law.

A privately owned e-scooter is classed as a motor vehicle/mechanically propelled vehicle, similar to a moped, and is therefore subject to road traffic legislation. 

You can ride a privately owned e-scooter on private land with the landowner's permission.

It is illegal to ride a privately owned e-scooter on a road, pavement, cycle path, park, or any area to which the public has access, including supermarket, retail, and shop car parks. An e-scooter is treated as a motor vehicle. If you injure someone through your riding, you could face the same serious offences and penalties as a car driver, including offences relating to careless or dangerous driving.

If a rider is stopped using a privately owned e-scooter in a public place, they may be committing offences including driving without insurance.

Police can:

🚔 Seize the e-scooter under Section 165 of the Road Traffic Act
💷 Issue a £300 Fixed Penalty Notice for driving without insurance
📝 Issue 6 penalty points on the rider's driving licence

Parents and young people please take note: Even if a rider does not yet hold a driving licence, any penalty points issued can be added to their driving record and may impact them when they apply for a provisional or full driving licence in the future.

✅ Privately owned e-scooters are legal to own and purchase.
✅ They can be used on private land with the landowner's permission.
❌ They cannot be used on roads, pavements, parks, or other public areas.

Please help keep our roads and pathways safe for everyone by ensuring e-scooters are used legally and responsibly.