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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…
Guidance includes information on how to safely buy, store and charge e-cycles and e-scooters.
OPSS has produced assets featuring advice on charging electric vehicles such as e-bikes and e-scooters.
How to buy, safely charge and store an e-scooter and spot the warning signs of a fire hazard.
What you need to do to ride a motorcycle, moped or motor tricycle - tests and training, minimum ages, vehicle requirements, new licence rules
When to take motorcycle or moped compulsory basic training (CBT): who needs to take it, how to book the course, and what's involved in the training
OPSS publishes information for consumers to raise awareness around the safe purchasing, use and charging of e-bikes and e-scooters.
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.
Information for public transport operators about assessing and managing fire risks involving the lithium batteries used in e-cycles and e-scooters.
A flowchart of the different ways you can get a full motorcycle licence, including the training and tests you need to take.
OPSS has published information for consumers to raise awareness around the safe purchasing, use and charging of e-bikes and e-scooters.
Product Safety Report for T-Sport Electric Scooter ES299 presenting a serious risk of electric shock.
Get help to classify various types of vehicles such as mobility scooters, dumpers and utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles and e-bikes for import and export.
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