Question reference: S6W-05221
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 20 December 2021
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 17 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to keep pavements free from e-scooters.
Answer
Electric scooters (e-scooters) are illegal to ride on streets and in other public places across Scotland due to a number of pieces of UK-wide and Scottish legislation. E-scooters can only be ridden legally on private land with the owner’s permission.
The UK Government has signalled its intention to publish proposals in 2022 for potential further legalisation of e-scooters beyond the current trials in England. The Scottish Government is engaged with the UK Government in this regard and once more is known, we will consider any such proposals in order to inform future policy on e-scooters.
Enforcement of the law is a matter for Police Scotland.