Question follow-through · 98854

Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Insurance and Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department are considering introducing a requirement for users to (a) licence and (b) insure (1) e bikes and (2) e scooters.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
15 Dec 2025
Answer
15 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department are considering introducing a requirement for users to (a) licence and (b) insure (1) e bikes and (2) e scooters.

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    There are no plans to require the licensing or insurance of e-bikes. A previous detailed review of licensing and insurance for all cyclists (including e-bike users) concluded that the cost and complexity of introducing such a system would far outweigh the...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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