Guidance and regulation

The Highway Code is essential reading for all road users, including pedestrians, mobility scooter users, cyclists, horse riders, drivers and motorcyclists.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 16 September 2023

Guidance for local authorities on designing high-quality, safe cycle infrastructure

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 27 July 2020

Where you are allowed to ride an e-scooter rented as part of a government trial, how to travel safely, licensing guidance and the rules of the road.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 3 January 2024

Route and area check tools to assess the quality of active travel designs for active travel interventions and schemes.

• From: Active Travel England
• Updated: 15 February 2024

Guidance for employers who want to put in place a cycle to work scheme.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 13 June 2019

Route cross-section and crossing selector tools to support users during the design process of active travel interventions and schemes.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 15 February 2024

Bringing people to the forefront of the Department for Transport's policies to ensure transport systems work for everyone.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 18 July 2023

Information for premises managers about assessing and managing fire risks involving the lithium batteries used in e-cycles and e-scooters.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 1 February 2024

How to buy, safely charge and store an e-scooter and spot the warning signs of a fire hazard.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 1 February 2024

The skills and understanding needed to cycle safely and responsibly, and to enable others to cycle.

• From: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 9 January 2019

How to buy, safely charge and store an e-cycle and spot the warning signs of a fire hazard.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 1 February 2024

How planning applications should be considered when Active Travel England does not undertake a detailed assessment of development proposals.

• From: Active Travel England
• Updated: 3 July 2023

Technical guidance and tools to help local authorities plan cycling and walking infrastructure.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 21 April 2017

How to install and use tactile paving surfaces to help visually impaired and other pedestrians recognise potential hazards and other features in roads, rail and other locations.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 10 January 2022

Programme offering opportunities for people to try e-cycles and to provide e-cycles to remove barriers to employment, education and training.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 14 May 2022

How to apply to participate if you are a bike repairer.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 30 March 2021

Information for public transport operators about assessing and managing fire risks involving the lithium batteries used in e-cycles and e-scooters.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 1 February 2024

Guidance for local authorities and e-scooter rental operators on e-scooter rental trials.

• From: Active Travel England and 1 others
• Updated: 17 January 2024

The law on using electrically assisted pedal cycles (EAPCs) on public roads.

• From: Department for Transport and 1 others
• Updated: 22 June 2015

Ratings of local authorities' capability to create cycling and walking schemes.

• From: Active Travel England
• Updated: 10 March 2023