There was no mention of new laws in the 2023 King's Speech meaning legislation would be delayed.

New laws on e-scooters were announced in the Queen's Speech in May 2022. But at present e-scooters can still only be ridden on the roads legally through rental trial schemes.

Our laws currently do not allow for the use of electric scooters on our roads and cycle paths.

At a time when the UK like many countries throughout the world is trying to improve the environment by reducing carbon emissions, our government is denying the people a means of cheap and environmentally friendly transportation.

The national shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK), which is supportive of e-scooter use and whose members include firms involved in trials, warned the UK is falling behind the rest of the world with its "lack of action" on e-scooters. New laws would ensure e-scooters, whether rented or privately owned, are subject to high safety standards.

It estimates there are 750,000 privately owned, unregulated e-scooters currently in use in the UK.