Rejected petition Legalise privately-owned electric scooters in the UK

I have seen a number of countries use electric scooters on their cycle paths and pavements, which modernise the way or travelling and getting around places. I don’t see why this should be illegal in the UK as they’re becoming more and more popular nowadays.

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You may wish to sign some of these petitions calling for similar actions:

Allow 'Personal Electric Vehicles' to use cycle lanes and walkways: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301014

Make electric scooters legal to reduce our carbon footprint / cut emissions: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301579

Since you started your petition the Government has launched a consultation for legalising rental e-scooter trails. You can find out more about the Governments proposals here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/legalising-rental-e-scooter-trials-defining-e-scooters-and-rules-for-their-use/legalising-rental-e-scooter-trials

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Date submitted 15 June 2020
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