No mention of insurance. Are the legally rentable ones covered somehow??
I knew that at one time it was (theoretically at least) be possible to lose your driving license if caught riding a bike when over the drink/drive limit. It now looks like the same applies in practice for e-scooters.
BBC News - E-scooter woman who rode while drunk on hen do gets driving ban
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-61243033
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No mention of insurance. Are the legally rentable ones covered somehow??
Not at all usual, but see link for:
...“it’s often overlooked that the court does have a general power under the Power of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 to disqualify anyone from driving, without imposing penalty points, for any offence, including a cycling offence.”
I think a few have been caught out thinking something self propelled is treated the same as a pushbike. On a pushbike you can theoretically be fined for being under the influence ( hard to prove without a breathalyser reading ) but points won’t go on your driving license. If you ride like a lunatic in theory your car licence could be took from you.
Last edited by Lammylee; 27th April 2022 at 20:16.
Yep - the regional schemes running now all over the country all have blanket insurance, and a form of registration plate on the scooters.
You are supposed to have at least a prov license to sign up (but I see this is obviously not well policed with many youths on them all over the place here in Notts)
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Section 4 road traffic act applies to motor propelled vehicles (which an e scooter fits) so you could be arrested and taken to custody for being unfit to drive without the need for a roadside breath test.
At last, now start testing them for drugs too. I support the scheme/machine but not the many idiots that abuse it.