Are confiscations increasing or declining?

[Shortie]

I remember when my kids were in school and e-scooters started becoming popular; they told me they had police come to the school and speak to them about e-scooters and how they should only be used on private land, and that being caught on the street with them would result in them being confiscated.

Quite a few years later now, I am still seeing a lot of e-scooters and now e-bikes out on the streets and on footpaths, which tells me, they may not be confiscating as much as they should be.

Are confiscations increasing or declining would you say when it comes to e-scooters and e-bikes?

 

[Alexander]

From my own observations in the United Kingdom, and particularly in Dorset, it seems that the number of confiscations has certainly increased. As far as I am aware, the greatest increase in confiscations has been in regard to e-scooters, primarily because it is not legal for privately owned e-scooters to be used on public roads. It is therefore much simpler for the police to recognize that a vehicle is illegal and confiscate it. There have been some confiscations in terms of e-bikes, but this has been much rarer because it is necessary to prove that an e-bike is illegal by conducting tests regarding its motor size, speed, throttle, and alterations.

 

[Justin]

I am surprised to learn that in the UK, private electric scooters aren't allowed in public roads. Here in my place, save laws aply to all vehicles, where private or public, whether electric or gas poweres. Ebikes do not require registrations but all electric vehicles are registered and pay taxes. There are no confiscation issues here.