In 2020, E-Scooters came to the U.K. with a bang. Initially operating in 20 “trial areas” around the country, which included some major cities such as Liverpool and Nottingham. In 2021, a similar trial is meant to take place in London. At the moment, U.K. legislation still restricts the use of privately owned E-Scooters….
ScooTours offers a variety of E-Scooter tours in several U.K. destinations. However, due to current E-Scooter legislation in the UK, all privately owned scooters are illegal to use on anything but private property. This means all of our E-Scooter tours operate in partnership with an E-Scooter rental company. We have a number of partnerships with…
E-Scooters are the newest and most exciting form of micro-mobility to hit the streets of the U.K. However, at the moment, the only legal way to use an E-Scooter is through a rental company. Current legislation means it is still illegal to use a privately owned E-Scooter on public streets. You are allowed to…
As of 2020, privately owned E-Scooters are illegal to ride on a U.K. public road, cycle lane or pavement. You can still buy E-Scooters, and you can use them on private property if the landowner allows you to. On 4th July 2020, new regulations allowed trials of E-Scooters offered by specific E-Scooter rental companies. Most…
In the world of E-Scooters, there are big names and there are small names. Huge, multi-billion companies battling it out with living room startups. Spin is a little bit of both. A startup, originating in San Francisco, but with the backing of one of the largest automobile companies in the world; Ford Motor Company. …
