As part Cumbria Police campaign to Keeping Town Centres Safe, members of the Eden Neighbourhood Policing team out on patrol on Friday stopped a male riding an e-scooter on the pavement in Penrith and seized his scooter.
e-scooters are classified as motor vehicles in the UK, this means they can only be used legally on private land with the landowner's permission, while rental e-scooters can be used on public roads in designated trial areas. At the moment there is no place in Cumbria where the e-scooter trial is taking place.
If you use a privately-owned e-scooter in public, you risk the vehicle being seized under S.165 Road Traffic Act 1988 for having no insurance.
If you breach the rules when using an e-scooter you could face a fixed penalty notice that could include:
a £300 fine and six penalty points on your licence for having no insurance
a £100 fine and three to six penalty points for riding without the correct licence
You could also be committing an offence if you're caught:
riding on a pavement: fixed penalty notice and possible £50 fine
using a mobile phone or other handheld mobile device while riding: £200 and six penalty points
riding through red lights: fixed penalty notice, £100 fine and possible penalty points
drink driving: the same as if you were driving a car, you could face court imposed fines, a driving ban and possible imprisonment.
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