E-bikes, E-scooters, Electric bikes

Honiton neighbourhood policing team have recently received reports of E-scooters and Electric bikes being ridden around Honiton.

Please read the below information regarding E-scooters, E-bikes and Electric powered cycles.

You (aged 14 or over) can ride an e-bike without a licence or insurance on cycle paths and roads (NEVER pavements), 

ONLY IF it:

 Has pedals you can use to propel it

 The motor power output is no more than 250 watts and doesn’t deliver electrical assistance after 15.5 mph

 Full e-bike rules here 👉 www.gov.uk/electric-bike-rules

 The rules on riding e-bikes, and the difference between an e-bike and an electric motorcycle for which you need a license, helmet and  insurance, are clearly laid out here 👉www.gov.uk/electric-bike-rules

 Ride one illegally and you could risk a fixed penalty notice and your bike being seized and destroyed.

 Nobody is allowed to ride an e-scooter on publicly accessible land.

 Not on roads, pavements, cycle lanes, bridleways, parks, car parks. 

 You can ride your e-scooter legally on private land, if you have landowner permission.

 That’s it.

 It’s simple. There’s no excuse.

 Full e-scooter rules 👉 www.gov.uk/electric-scooter-rules

If you see someone riding an e-bike or e-scooter carelessly or causing immediate danger call 999.

If you see someone riding an e-scooter on publicly accessible land, call 101 or report it online. 

The rider could face a fixed penalty notice and have their e-scooter or e-bike seized and destroyed.