Over the last several years, privately owned electric scooters have seen a vast increase in usage, despite being illegal to use in public, on both road and pavement.
The Met Police have recently written to retailers, outlining the risks they produce when they “exploit” customers over the use of e-scooters.
The Metropolitan Police's head of roads policing, Kyle Gordon stated, "It is really unhelpful that retailers, fully aware of the risks they are creating for the public, continue to profit from selling machines illegal for use on public roads without sufficient explanation and guidance".
The Met however are not the only ones publicly opposing the use of e-scooters of late. Recently, The Association of British Insurers claimed that riders could potentially face a £300 fine and even six points on their licence if they use them on public roads or pavements.
Given we are now in the run up to Christmas, and the recent Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales have been, it comes to no shock that both the Metropolitan Police and The Association of British Insurers are sending out warnings to both retailers and users surrounding e-scooters.
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