43% of Brits cannot correctly identify where it is legal to ride an electric scooter in the UK
Only 25% correctly identified it was only legal to ride on private land
Google searches for the term ‘e-scooter online’ increased by nearly 12,900% in the three months running up to Christmas
43% of Brits cannot correctly identify where it is legal to ride an electric scooter in the UK, a new survey revealed.
In the poll conducted by BSB Solicitors, only 25% of people correctly identified it was only legal to ride on private land. Of those surveyed almost 20% said it was legal to ride an e-scooter on public roads, 10% said it was legal to ride on the pavement while 32% were not able to answer or said they didn’t know the answer*.
Legality
An electric scooter, or e-scooter, is similar to a traditional...