Cumbria Constabulary issues e-scooter warning
CUMBRIA Constabulary has urged people to fully understand the law before buying or riding an electric scooter following a ‘surge of anti-social behaviour’ involving the vehicles. E-scooters are illegal to use on roads, footpaths, cycle tracks/lanes, bridleways, or byways and privately owned scooters can only be ridden legally on private land with the owner's consent. E-scooters have become increasingly popular after the Government permitted rental scheme trials in several UK cities including Birmingham last year. However, while the use of rental e-scooters is now legal in some par...