Electric scooters

[Doctor Gollum]

Don't they need to be taxed and insured in the same way as a mini motor bike?

Regardless of the power source, they are still technically motorized...

Electrical booster motors on pushbikes are treading a fine line as it is.

[zirk]

They are all the rage here in Spain with use and sales booming. The government hasn't sorted legislation over them leaving it to local municipalities to come up with rules. Bit different to the draconian rules I suspect are in force in the UK. ( use anywhere except in public?)

Likes like Malcolm's idea was 34 years too early then 

[Varche]

Ha not a sinclair scooter.

Those in tunnies picture are the ones. 

You can buy them freely in electrical superstores in Europe mainland.

[Allenm]

The 2 wheel electric scooters Tunnie is referring to (lime) are not legal to use on the roads or pavements in the UK.

So don't expect them to be usable in the towns and cities over here until the outdated law is changed.

Lime do have electric assisted bicycles in some areas (MK for one), they are very handy.

[ronnyd]

What,s the legislation on Segways now. Also saw a guy on a single wheel "thing" last week.Anyone else seen them?

[aaronjb]

What,s the legislation on Segways now. Also saw a guy on a single wheel "thing" last week.Anyone else seen them?

Segways, monowheels etc all fall under the same heading - not legal for use. Doesn't stop anyone, and can you imagine a copper actually stopping someone?

But yep, saw a guy on a monowheel in Bath, zooming about .. all I could imagine was how hard my face would hit the path if I tried it!

[STEMO]

What,s the legislation on Segways now. Also saw a guy on a single wheel "thing" last week.Anyone else seen them?

Segways, monowheels etc all fall under the same heading - not legal for use. Doesn't stop anyone, and can you imagine a copper actually stopping someone?

But yep, saw a guy on a monowheel in Bath, zooming about .. all I could imagine was how hard my face would hit the path if I tried it!

There's a fella rides a monowheel around Haw Park Woods here. Fair whizzes along. Another fella told me that he knows the guy, and it took him three years to master it. He has a rear view mirror stuck to the side of his helmet (behave yourselves) and that's because every time he looked round to see the coast was clear, he fell off.

[Sir Tigger KC]

The 2 wheel electric scooters Tunnie is referring to (lime) are not legal to use on the roads or pavements in the UK.

So don't expect them to be usable in the towns and cities over here until the outdated law is changed.

Lime do have electric assisted bicycles in some areas (MK for one), they are very handy.

Plenty of kids whiz around on them.... 

[steve6367]

Battery Range and lack of charging infrastructure would be one thing to look into 
same as the UK
also goes for the electric cars ,
so buy one big enough to tow a big thirsty diesel generator on a trailer 

Just not true anymore - having had 2 electric cars alongside the Omega, the charging infrastructure is more than enough for the current number on the road and expanding all the time.

[henryd]

scooters currently being trialled at the olympic park in London

That is interesting . I always thought the uk position on powered vehicles was they had to be insured and mot'd or road legal. That immediately precluded them from use on pavements. The obvious exception being lower powered mobility " scooters"

Wasnt there a craze for two wheel scooters powered by a small two stroke motor back in the late 80s or early 90s.? They became obsolete overnight with legislation

The Olympic park is classed as private land hence why the trial is there

[tunnie]

I see a lot of electric scooters in London and near office, I think as long as you don't ride like a loon, you are fine.

Police don't have the resources nor are that bothered from what I've seen.

[Lizzie Zoom]

I see a lot of electric scooters in London and near office, I think as long as you don't ride like a loon, you are fine.

Police don't have the resources nor are that bothered from what I've seen.

Indeed, and unless they receive a complaint from a member of the public, or an individual on one of these adult electric scooters, not the ones for children, causes an accident, nothing will happen