Question follow-through · 105307

Electric Bicycles: Pedestrian Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help address safety risks from the abandonment of e-bikes on pavements.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
13 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
19 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help address safety risks from the abandonment of e-bikes on pavements.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    We understand that e-bikes parked obstructively on pavements are not just an inconvenience but a real safety risk, particularly for vulnerable pavement users. That is why the licensing regime for shared cycle schemes which we are bringing forward through ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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