🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 With Christmas just weeks away, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of gift shopping. But some presents could land you — or your child — in serious trouble with the law. Before you buy, make sure your gifts are safe and legal. ✅ What to avoid: E-scooters – Private e-scooters can’t be used on public roads, pavements, or cycle paths. They’re only legal through approved rental schemes.Modified e-bikes – Removing speed limiters or tampering with motors makes them illegal and dangerous.E-bikes for under 14s – It’s against UK law for anyone under 14 to ride an electrically assisted pedal cycle.Weapons or weapon-like items – Knives, machetes, batons, and similar items are illegal to carry in public and could lead to arrest.BB guns, airsoft guns, and imitation firearms – These can be classed as firearms under UK law. Carrying them in public is a criminal offence and could result in an armed police response.Other restricted items – Anything that breaks road traffic laws, weapons legislation, or safety regulations could put your child at risk. 🎁 Choose gifts that keep everybody safe and on the right side of the law.
Find out more:
🔗 Staffordshire Police – Weapons & Firearms Advice - Air weapons | Staffordshire Police
🔗 Gov.uk – Offensive Weapons Law - Offensive Weapons Act 2019
🔗 Gov.uk – E-scooter Rules - Riding an electric scooter: the rules - GOV.UK
🔗 Electric Bike Rules – Gov.uk - Riding an electric bike: the rules - GOV.UK
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