Petition · past parliament
Amend The Highways Act of 1835
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The use of PLEVs will be of great benefit to people with reduced mobility who are require some assistance but are not at a point where a full mobility scooter is required.
They will also reduce the number of local commutes with motor vehicles thereby reducing pollution.
They will also reduce the number of local commutes with motor vehicles thereby reducing pollution.
This partition is to ask the government to change the law so that PLEV's (Electronic/Electric Scooters) can be ridden in public areas. Currently they are banned from both Pavements and Roads. PLEVs are a cost effective environmentally friendly emission free way of getting around a town or city.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 May 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Jun 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.