Police have seized more than 100 e-scooters being ridden illegally in London in just two days with officers saying they have caused serious injuries. A total of 107 electric scooters were confiscated across boroughs including Westminster, Tower Hamlets, Havering and Newham on Monday and Tuesday. The Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) said officers … Read more
Electronic scooters are central to a crime wave sweeping the UK, with robberies, assaults and even a drive-by shooting having been carried out on the devices, the Mail reveals.
Six students get roads ban after they were caught drink-driving through city on e-scooters Students are given driving bans and fines for drink-driving riding on e-scooters Another student was even found with someone else on the back of the vehicle Students had ‘not appreciated that these are not toys’ but vehicles, court hears By Daily … Read more
Six students get roads ban after they were caught drink-driving through city on e-scooters Students are given driving bans and fines for drink-driving riding on e-scooters Another student was even found with someone else on the back of the vehicle Students had ‘not appreciated that these are not toys’ but vehicles, court hears By Daily … Read more
My thumb gently presses the handlebar throttle and the electric scooter I am wobbling on suddenly takes me on a high-speed slalom. Weaving around pedestrians on a crowded high street, I ignore cries to slow down as well as a few chosen obscenities. My adrenaline is pumping – I am engrossed in an exciting new … Read more
Night ban is slapped on e-scooters less than two weeks into year-long trial in Newcastle after complaints of ‘drunk’ young people driving them Newcastle council says new fleet of 250 electric vehicles faces a night curfew They were installed two weeks ago in push to encourage green transport options Some riders were seen weaving through traffic … Read more
Night ban is slapped on e-scooters less than two weeks into year-long trial in Newcastle after complaints of ‘drunk’ young people driving them Newcastle council says new fleet of 250 electric vehicles faces a night curfew They were installed two weeks ago in push to encourage green transport options Some riders were seen weaving through traffic … Read more
Police warn they will SEIZE privately owned e-scooters if they are driven on pavements, roads or in public places Privately owned e-scooters cannot be ridden on public roads or public places Police are urging people to read up on the law and dispel myths about e-scooters Only place e-scooters can be driven is on private … Read more
Police warn they will SEIZE privately owned e-scooters if they are driven on pavements, roads or in public places Privately owned e-scooters cannot be ridden on public roads or public places Police are urging people to read up on the law and dispel myths about e-scooters Only place e-scooters can be driven is on private … Read more
Just 4% of crimes linked to e-scooters results a charge, figures show, despite vehicles being linked to hundreds of shoplifting and drugs offences One in 25 e-scooter offences results in a criminal charge, new figures show The electric scooters are popular among drug dealers and muggers in the UK Figures show that 52 people have … Read more