Call for e-scooters to become legalised

E-scooters should be legalised and Transport for London (TfL) should have the power to manage shared e-scooter rental schemes in the capital, a new report has recommended.

The Centre for London thinktank on Thursday of last week published its report, entitled Micromobility in London, that examines how London could capitalise on “emerging vehicles” to reduce car use.

Although TfL is currently running a trial scheme of e-scooter rentals in several boroughs, the use of privately-owned e-scooters on public roads and footways is illegal. As of July, police had seized more than 2,300 illegal e-scooters in London.

But the Centre for London has called on the Government to completely legalise e-scooters to “encourage safe ridership” and to provide more transport options that will decrease reliance on cars.

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