Electric scooters could be legalised for road use if trials are successful, ministers will announce today. Ministers have decided to act as hundreds of owners have been caught riding the battery-powered machines illegally on the road. Safety campaigners say they are a risk to other road users and want them banned. Electric scooters could be legalised for road use if trials are successful, ministers will announce today. Once rules for the UK have been decided, local authorities will be selected for full trials.

Source: Daily Mail March 16, 2020 00:01 UTC