Ministers told to speed up e-scooter law
Britain is lagging behind the rest of Europe in making e-scooters legal, according to a new report.
Research by Collaborative Mobility UK, the shared transport charity, found that despite more than 34 million journeys being made using rented e-scooters, ministers had failed to decide whether to approve their use permanently.
The government began trials of shared e-scooter schemes in summer 2020. They have run in more than 40 towns and cities, although The Times understands that the local authorities have been left in limbo over whether to extend contracts with the operators.
Collaborative Mobility has written to Mark Harper, the transport secretary, urging him to introduce legislation to make the use of e-scooters on public roads legal.
Richard Dilks, the charity’s chief executive, said e-scooters
