Question follow-through · 38485

Electric Bicycles: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing stronger regulation for e-bikes, including full registration and insurance requirements.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
18 Mar 2025
Answer
18 Mar 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing stronger regulation for e-bikes, including full registration and insurance requirements.

  2. 18 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government has no intention of requiring cyclists, including those who ride Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles, to be registered or to have insurance. This would require a national registration scheme for all cycles which would be complex and expensiv...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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