While the scooters can be bought privately, they are also a common sight in towns and cities following a government-backed ...

There is no legal requirement for helmets to be worn: they are only recommended. Privately owned e-scooters cannot be legally ...

Electric scooters have been blamed for a huge surge in the number of children caught using a vehicle without insurance.

A sharp rise in teens caught using a vehicle without insurance has been linked to the increasing popularity of electric ...

It is estimated that more than 750,000 private e-scooters have been bought but there is no way to insure them.

This is the moment a wanted thief was tackled off an e-scooter while trying to flee from a shop in north London. CCTV ...

Police have seized 264 e-scooters so far since a county-wide crackdown began in November. Derbyshire Police said 59 ...

Roman Casselden, 16, and his sister Darcie Casselden, 9, were riding together on the e-scooter before their deaths, in a ...

E-scooters are the reason police have seen a 2,000 per cent rise in the number of children caught riding or driving without insurance, a charity has claimed. Some 375 teenagers aged 13 to 16 have ...

Insurance is not available for privately-owned e-scooters, which cannot be legally ridden on roads or pavements in the UK but have become a common sight, particularly in urban areas. Separate ...

while predicting cases will increase as the number of e-bikes and e-scooters in the UK – currently around 550,000 – continues to rise. They also revealed more people, especially young ...