Guidance

My safety: e-bikes and e-scooters

The UK Government has produced resources to raise awareness around the safe purchasing, use and charging of e-bikes and e-scooters.

From:
Office for Product Safety and Standards
Published
11 September 2023
Last updated
8 December 2025 — See all updates

Buy Safe, Be Safe

The UK Government has produced resources which can be used by local authorities, community groups and the public to raise awareness around the safe purchasing, use and charging of e-bikes and e-scooters, including posters, pull-up banners and social media materials.

Videos

Further e-bike and e-scooter safety videos are available in Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, Romanian, Tigrinya, Urdu and Welsh.

View translations of e-bike and e-scooter safety messages – YouTube

Posters

E-bikes

1) Follow these five steps to protect yourself from e-bike fire risks

2) Don’t get burnt by using the wrong e-bike parts

3) Don’t get burnt by e-bike fire risks

E-scooters

1) Don’t get burnt by rogue e-scooter sellers

Pull-up banners

E-bikes

1) Don’t get burnt by e-bike fire risks

2) Don’t get burnt by using the wrong e-bike parts

E-scooters

1) Don’t get burnt by DIY e-scooter conversions

2) Don’t get burnt by rogue e-scooter sellers

Social media materials

E-bikes

1) Don’t get burnt by DIY e-bike conversions

2) Don’t get burnt by e-bike fire risks

3) Don’t get burnt by rogue e-bike sellers

4) Don’t get burnt by using the wrong e-bike parts

E-scooters

1) Don’t get burnt by DIY e-scooter conversions

2) Don’t get burnt by e-scooter fire risks

3) Don’t get burnt by rogue e-scooter sellers

4) Don’t get burnt by using the wrong e-scooter parts

Updates to this page

Published 11 September 2023
Last updated 8 December 2025 show all updates

  1. Link added to e-bike and e-scooter safety videos in Arabic, Portuguese, Romanian, Tigrinya, Urdu and Welsh, and new ‘five steps’ poster added with translations in these languages.

  2. Welsh assets added.

  3. Two videos added to page.

  4. New UK Government resources supporting the safe purchasing, use and charging of e-bikes and e-scooters, with content for use by local authorities, community groups and the public, including posters, a pull-up banner and social media materials.

  5. Two posters added.

  6. First published.

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