Petition · past parliament

Legalise Segways / Hoverboards to be used on streets like bikes & skateboards

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

They constitute a carriage under the highways Act 1835 and are prohibited from being used on the pavement or on a public highway. Its a form of travel, no different to a bike, skateboard, roller skates / blades. Common sense needs to be demonstrated with this as its a toy

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

26 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
26 Nov 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Nov 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.