🛴Thinking of Buying an E-Scooter for Christmas? Read This First!

🛴Thinking of Buying an E-Scooter for Christmas? Read This First!

🎄Considering buying an e-scooter as a Christmas present this year? Make sure you know the law before you buy.

Many e-scooters sold online and in shops look like a great gift, but most privately owned e-scooters cannot be legally used on public roads, pavements, cycle paths or other public places.

⚠️ If used in public, a privately owned e-scooter may result in:

Seizure of the e-scooter by police.

Fixed penalty notices.

Points on a driving licence.

Prosecution for offences such as no insurance or driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence.

✅ Where can they be used?

On private land, with the landowner's permission.

Some areas operate approved rental e-scooter schemes, which must be used in accordance with local rules - This does not apply to Staffordshire

🎁 Before spending money this Christmas:

Check whether the rider will be able to use the e-scooter legally.

Consider alternative gifts such as bicycles, scooters or other outdoor equipment that can be used lawfully.

Talk to children and young people about the risks associated with e-scooters, especially during the darker winter months.

🚔 Don't let a Christmas gift become an expensive mistake. Do your research before buying and understand where e-scooters can and cannot be used.

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Daniel Nettleton
(Staffordshire Police, PCSO, Staffordshire Moorlands)