The UK's longstanding ban on electric scooters may be coming to an end soon after local government officials announce that they're considering reversing their ban of eScooters and similar modes of transportation.
Since 2017, many eScooter sharing companies have popped up in most of the major cities around the world. Some places have been quick to adopt them, while others were skeptical to allow them in city limits, citing safety issues. Great Britain, however has had limitations on eScooters well before they even existed. In order to understand, follow along here:
The Law currently says...
Currently, the law states that riding an eScooter on a paved roadway is in violation of the Highway Act of 1835, and riding these vehicles on roads are in violation of the Road Traffic Act of 1988. With these things in mind, the UK has a lot to change in order for the government to consider the vehicles roadworthy and legal to ride in the country. This may even require vehicle insurance and registration.
An Optimistic Transport Minister
With all of this said, the country's Transport Minister, Jeffrey Norman, announced recently that he would "look quite closely" at trying to introduce the folding electric scooters to the UK, although it might include a permit or another type of licensing system.
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