Submitted on Wednesday 24th April 2019
Rejected on Thursday 23rd May 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make electric scooters legal to ride in the UK
It is currently illegal to ride electric scooters on public roads or pavements, and even the government has said the traffic laws are "a barrier to innovation".
Other countries around the world are already allowing electric scooters to help CUT TRAFFIC and POLLUTION.
Scooters with electric motors are already commonly used in several European countries and the US, but under the UK's Highways Act 1835, footpaths can only be used by pedestrians.
Electric scooters fall within the legal definition of a "motor vehicle", which means they cannot be used on public roads without meeting a number of requirements, which include conforming to technical standards and being subject to driver testing.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/257533
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