Petition · Department for Transport

Require licence plates on all hire cycles

Open for signatures 27 signatures

What the petition asks

Issue regulations to require cycle hire companies have licence plates on their cycles.
Increased safety and responsibility for hire cycles. Hired cycles should follow the rules of the road like everyone else. Currently many hired cycles break the rules of the road at great danger to both themselves and other users of the road (eg running red lights). Many mechanisms enforcing the rules of the road rely on licence plates to fulfil their function. We see this as a common sense and easy to implement requirement that could bring them in line with other vehicles on the road.

Timeline

11 Jun 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 27
Status Open for signatures
Department Department for Transport
Opened 11 Jun 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.