Petition · Department for Transport

Require registration, mot, road tax and insurance for all e-bikes

Closed 291 signatures

What the petition asks

Make all electric bikes subject to registration, mot, and road tax like requirements for other motorised vehicles. Also require riders of these bikes to be insured to do so.
There are too many incidents where electric bikes are riding on pavements and causing injury to pedestrians.

Timeline

28 Feb 2025 Petition opened for signatures
28 Aug 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 291
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 28 Feb 2025
Closed 28 Aug 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 6 Aug 2026.