e-Scooters Set For Legalisation in UK Under New Regulations

By Scott Green | 18th May 2022 |
A UK Government announcement on new regulations to allow the legalisation of private-use e-scooters coincided with Bird’s unveiling of its Google-powered visual parking system, which “enforces scooter parking with pinpoint accuracy”.

London, UK Private-use e-scooters are set to be legalised for use in public spaces in the UK, after the Government announced it will introduce new regulations for smaller, lighter and low-speed micromobility vehicles. The Department of Transport’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Baroness Vere of Norbiton, last week told parliament a new transport Bill would create a “low-speed,…