Electric Scooters |
Electric Scooters |
Sun, 24 May 2020 - 19:31
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Was thinking of buying an electric scooter to use on short journeys in London. I know the law will change soon, but where do we stand currently? If a Police officer is in a bad mood, can they stop me and write me a ticket for no insurance? -------------------- Police Speeding Fines - Police 1 - speedfighter23 0
TFL traffic contraventions 0 - speedfighter23 2 Kensington and Chelsea 0 parking contraventions - speedfighter23 1 Brighton and Hove parking 0 - speedfighter23 1 Private PCN - Private Parking Solutions Limited 0 - speedfighter23 1 Tyre Puncture Pothole Claims: 0 Buckinghamshire Council - speedfighter23 1 0 TFL - speedfighter23 1 Result Pending: 1 Islington Council tyre puncture claim |
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Mon, 25 May 2020 - 17:29
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Member Group: Closed Posts: 9,710 Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Member No.: 11,355 |
I thought I put that bit in bold.
This, of course, is the Act they use when you wheel a push bike on the pavement. So unless there is a specific exemption, like a motorised wheelchair, anything which carries a passenger is fair game. Mick This post has been edited by Mad Mick V: Mon, 25 May 2020 - 17:36 |
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Mon, 25 May 2020 - 18:06
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Member Group: Members Posts: 33,610 Joined: 2 Apr 2008 From: Not in the UK Member No.: 18,483 |
I thought I put that bit in bold. This, of course, is the Act they use when you wheel a push bike on the pavement. So unless there is a specific exemption, like a motorised wheelchair, anything which carries a passenger is fair game. Mick You need to concentrate on the words of the section, not the section heading. -------------------- Moderator
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Mon, 25 May 2020 - 18:09
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I thought I put that bit in bold. This, of course, is the Act they use when you wheel a push bike on the pavement. So unless there is a specific exemption, like a motorised wheelchair, anything which carries a passenger is fair game. Mick The bit in bold is the heading: the nuisance is defined in the body of the text. Essentially, the footpath is for proceeding on foot, and anything else is a nuisance. |
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Wed, 27 May 2020 - 06:11
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,768 Joined: 17 Mar 2013 Member No.: 60,602 |
Get a cycle instead. One of those folding ones if necessary. I've been doing a lot of cycling in London and it's easy and lots of cycle lanes now. I've seen a lot of people now with electric bikes but I can't see the point unless you are not physically fit. I walk a few miles every day at work so I'm not unfit but getting an electric bike after being so impressed after hiring one last year has been an absolute revelation. My partner & I are cycling far longer & further without getting hot sweaty & knackered so there is much more incentive to use the bikes so we go out cycling more often as it's more fun. The amount of assist you use can vary from almost none to a helluva lot (useful if you are tiring on the way home). This post has been edited by nigelbb: Wed, 27 May 2020 - 06:11 -------------------- British Parking Association Ltd Code of Practice(Appendix C contains Schedule 4 of POFA 2012 ) & can be found here http://www.britishparking.co.uk/Code-of-Pr...ance-monitoring
DfT Guidance on Section 56 and Schedule 4 of POFA 2012 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/syste...ing-charges.pdf Damning OFT advice on levels of parking charges that was ignored by the BPA Ltd Reference Request Number: IAT/FOIA/135010 – 12 October 2012 |
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