Petition · past parliament

Change the outdated law that make riding electric scooters on the road illegal

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

In the UK, the electric kick scooter is classified as a PLEV, or Personal Light Electric Vehicle, and that makes them illegal on British roads or pavements.
In Austria and Switzerland, electric scooters are encouraged to the point that laws allow them to go up to 25 kilometers per hour in a road or cycle lane.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

14 Jan 2019 Petition opened for signatures
21 Jan 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Jan 2019

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