Government looking to legislate on use of e-scooters, Haigh tells MPs

Transport secretary Louise Haigh has indicated that the government intends to legislate on e-scooters when it can find parliamentary time.

Haigh told the House of Commons’ Transport Select Committee on 13 November that she recognised the role e-scooters can play in an integrated transport strategy but that uncertainty about their legal status had gone on for too long.

The transport secretary said she recognised there are issues around parking and around street litter, and that there was a...

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