⚠️ E-SCOOTERS: THINK BEFORE YOU BUY ⚠️

⚠️ E-SCOOTERS: THINK BEFORE YOU BUY ⚠️

🛴 E-SCOOTERS 🛴

If someone is caught riding a privately owned e-scooter illegally, they could face:

💷 A fine
📋 Penalty points on their driving licence
🚔 Police action
🛴➡️🚐 SEIZURE OF THE E-SCOOTER

❗ THE SCOOTER CAN BE SEIZED ❗

🚨 Police have the power to seize privately owned e-scooters being used illegally.

😟 That means the scooter you've paid hundreds of pounds for could be taken away.

💸 The rider could lose the scooter and still face further action.

Buying an e-scooter does not guarantee it can be legally used in public.

👦👧 BUYING ONE FOR A CHILD?

Please think carefully before purchasing.

❌ Riding around the estate
❌ Riding on pavements
❌ Riding to school
❌ Riding to a friend's house
❌ Riding through local parks

None of the above is legal on a privately owned e-scooter.

A rider's age does not change the law.

🟢🛴 WHAT ABOUT RENTAL E-SCOOTERS?

Rental e-scooters operating as part of Government-approved trial schemes are different.

✅ Specific legal arrangements apply
✅ Insurance is provided through the scheme
✅ Riders must hold the appropriate full or provisional driving licence

🚫 They still cannot be ridden on pavements.

🚨 THE SIMPLE MESSAGE 🚨

✅ You can buy a private e-scooter.

✅ You can own a private e-scooter.

❌ You cannot ride a private e-scooter in public.

🚔🛴 If you ride one illegally, the scooter can be seized by police.

✅ Private e-scooter = Private land only, with the landowner's permission.

🤔💭 THINK BEFORE YOU BUY 💭🤔

🎁 An e-scooter may seem like the perfect gift...

But if your child does not have suitable private land available, they may have nowhere they can legally ride it.

⚠️ Don't spend hundreds of pounds on a present that could end up being seized by police after being used illegally.

🚔🛴 Think Before You Buy. Know The Law. Avoid The Seizure. 🚔🛴⚠️

🚨⚠️ YOU COULD LOSE YOUR SCOOTER ⚠️🚨