Rental e-scooters to be made legal on UK roads from Saturday

Cecilia Keating
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Department of Transport announces that local authorities across the UK can apply to trial e-scooters as part of a year-long trial that will test the cost-effectiveness and convenience of the low-carbon mobility solution embraced by other European countries

Rental e-scooters will be legal in the UK from Saturday, the government has announced, in a move designed to ease pressure on public transport and introduce a new type of low-carbon, socially-distanced...

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