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<p>The Department for Transport encourages innovation in transport, but not at the
expense of road safety. It is important to ensure that new vehicles such as a e-scooters
are built and can operate safely, both for people riding them and for other people
using the roads. Whilst e-scooters can be used on private property (with the landowner’s
permission), in general it is illegal to ride them on the road. This includes on cycle
lanes, or tracks, or on the pavement.</p><p>An information sheet on powered transporters,
including electric scooters, and where they can be used is available online at</p><p><a
href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/powered-transporters/information-sheet-guidance-on-powered-transporters"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/powered-transporters/information-sheet-guidance-on-powered-transporters</a>.</p><p>Through
the Future of Mobility Grand Challenge, the Department is exploring how new technologies
are changing the nature of transport. The Department will consider how the UK can
take full advantage of these changes, and make UK transport infrastructure and regulation
fit for the future.</p>
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