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E-scooters

Status: Closed Opened: 21 Apr 2020 Closed: 15 Jan 2021 21 recommendations 6 conclusions 1 report

E-scooters: pavement nuisance or transport innovation? The Transport Committee is launching an inquiry to explore the safety and legal implications of electric scooters, their impact on congestion, and potential contribution to reducing the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of the Government’s obligations to reach net zero by 2050. The Transport Committee’s short inquiry on this … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report: E-scooters: pavement nuisance or transport in… HC 255 2 Oct 2020 27 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

3 items
8 Recommendation Third Report: E-scooters: pavement nuis… Deferred

Should the Government legalise e-scooters following the trials, users should not be required to have...

Should the Government legalise e-scooters following the trials, users should not be required to have a driving licence either for rental schemes or private use. This would be consistent with practice in most other places around the world.

Government response AI summary
The government partly agrees but defers a decision on driving licence requirements for e-scooter users, stating they will consider all evidence from trials before making specific decisions should e-scooters be legalised.
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Department for Transport
25 Recommendation Third Report: E-scooters: pavement nuis… Deferred

While we support the Government’s desire to enable companies and users to take up this...

While we support the Government’s desire to enable companies and users to take up this new innovative and environmentally friendly form of transport, this should not be to the detriment of pedestrians, particularly disabled people. The Department must use these trials to ensure that any regulations governing e-scooters are effective … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government states it will use trial data and evidence from other countries to determine appropriate e-scooter design requirements, which will inform minimum standards if privately owned e-scooters are legalised for use on UK roads.
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Department for Transport
27 Recommendation Third Report: E-scooters: pavement nuis… Deferred

Subject to the conditions we outline in this Report being met, we believe that the...

Subject to the conditions we outline in this Report being met, we believe that the Department should take swift action to legalise the use of privately owned e-scooters on roads and cycle lanes. We would expect this to take place within the next 18 months. (Paragraph 133) 42 E-scooters: pavement … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government states it will use trial data and evidence from other countries to determine appropriate e-scooter design requirements, which will inform minimum standards if privately owned e-scooters are legalised for use on UK roads.
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Department for Transport

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
15 Jul 2020 Alan Clarke · Lime, Anthony Ferguson · Department for Transport, Emma Silver · Bird, Rachel Maclean MP · Department for Transport, Richard Corbett · Voi View ↗
1 Jul 2020 Eleanor Southwood · Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), Graeme Sherriff · University of Salford, Jillian Anable · University of Leeds, Lorna Lee · Automobile Association, Phillip Darnton OBE · Bicycle Association, Rachel Lee · Living Streets View ↗

Who gave evidence

11 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Alan Clarke · Director of Policy, UK, Ireland & Nordics Lime 1
Anthony Ferguson · Deputy Director for Traffic and Technology Department for Transport 1
Eleanor Southwood · Chair Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) 1
Emma Silver · Head of Public Policy for Northern Europe & Asia … Bird 1
Graeme Sherriff · Research Fellow University of Salford 1
Jillian Anable · Chair in Transport & Energy University of Leeds 1
Lorna Lee · Campaigns Manager Automobile Association 1
Phillip Darnton OBE · Director Bicycle Association 1
Rachel Lee · Policy & Research Manager Living Streets 1
Rachel Maclean MP · Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Transport 1
Richard Corbett · Regional General Manager-UK, Ireland and Benelux Voi 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
13 Apr 2021 — Correspondence from Rachel Maclean MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, …