Guidance

Powered transporters

The law on using lightweight transport vehicles which transport one person.

• From: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and Department for Transport
• Published: 10 December 2015
• Last updated: 13 July 2020 — See all updates

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Information sheet providing guidance to help retailers, manufacturers, importers and dealers understand the law on novel lightweight transport devices used to transport a single person (powered transporters).

Powered transporters include devices such as:

• electric scooters
• hoverboards
• U-wheels
• powered mini scooters (go-peds)
• powered unicycles

Published 10 December 2015
Last updated 13 July 2020 + show all updates

1. 13 July 2020

   Added reference to new e-scooter trials and a link to user guidance.

2. 21 August 2019

   Contact email address changed to micromobility@dft.gov.uk.

3. 5 December 2018

   Guidance updated.

4. 10 December 2015

   First published.