Petition · past parliament

Legalise PLEV by amending The Highway Act 1835

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Making the use of electric scooters legal in the UK by amending an out of date law. Electric scooters can be a cost effective, clean, efficient and convenient mode of transport within many cities in the UK. There are many ride sharing schemes already in place throughout many major European cities.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

10 May 2019 Petition opened for signatures
11 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Jun 2019

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