This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Change the outdated law that make riding electric scooters on the road illegal
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In the UK, the electric kick scooter is classified as a PLEV, or Personal Light Electric Vehicle, and that makes them illegal on British roads or pavements.
In Austria and Switzerland, electric scooters are encouraged to the point that laws allow them to go up to 25 kilometers per hour in a road or cycle lane.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/230348
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