Question follow-through · 65718

Electric Bicycles: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to include measures to tackle the use of (a) illegal and (b) unregulated e-bikes in its Road Safety Strategy.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
8 Jul 2025
Target answer date
10 Jul 2025
Answer
14 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to include measures to tackle the use of (a) illegal and (b) unregulated e-bikes in its Road Safety Strategy.

  2. 10 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    Only e-bikes that are fully compliant with the requirements of the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycle Regulations 1983 are legal to use on the roads, and we recognise the risk to road safety of those e-bikes that are not compliant with regulations. The Gov...

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