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The rules for driving mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs on roads, pavements and footpaths.
Mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs are single-seat vehicles with a…
There are different rules for using your mobility scooter or powered…
To drive on the road, your vehicle must be a powered wheelchair or…
Only ‘class 2’ and ‘class 3’ mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs can…
The eyesight requirements for using a mobility scooter or powered…
Mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs in ‘class 3’ or not in a class…
Product Safety Report for 10 Dual Electric Scooter presenting a serious risk of fire and injuries.
Important Safety Message from OPSS.
Product Safety Report for 11 Dual Electric Scooters presenting a serious risk of injuries.
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.
Product Recall for Pure Advance, Pure Advance+ and Pure Flex E Scooters presenting a risk of injuries.
OPSS has published information for consumers to raise awareness around the safe purchasing, use and charging of e-bikes and e-scooters.
Product Recall for Pure Electric Advance and Advance+ E Scooters presenting a serious risk of injuries.
How to buy, safely charge and store an e-scooter and spot the warning signs of a fire hazard.
Product Recall for E-Scooter (Model F2) presenting a high risk of electric shock and fire.
Product Recall for E-Scooter 681935 presenting a high risk of electric shock and fire.
The requirements for people who use mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs to get around.
Product Recall for E-Scooter 681898 presenting a high risk of electric shock and fire.
Product Recall for IMMOTOR E-Scooter 1002-GO-T1 presenting a high risk of electric shock and fire.
Product safety report for Isinwheel E-Scooter presenting a serious risk of fire.
Product Recall for Black, Red and Grey Electric Scooter with Charger presenting a risk of electric shock.
Product Safety Report for Solar E-Scooter presenting a serious risk of injuries as the product is inherently unstable and can accelerate to speeds of 40 mph, at which speed the product becomes unsteady and jumpy.
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