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Huge rise in children caught riding or driving illegally linked to e-scooters

Deniz Huseyin
06 March 2025
 

Private e-scooters are likely to be behind a huge surge in children caught riding or driving illegally and without insurance, according to IAM RoadSmart.

Since 2021, there has been a 2100% rise in the number of children receiving uninsured driving endorsements, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request made by the charity to the DVLA.

Alongside this, uninsured driving and riding among legal age young motorists continues to increase, with the cost of insurance likely to blame despite...

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