Electric Scooter - legal on the road?

[MikeyT]

I saw one of these at the NEC today for sale for £200. The bloke on the stand said they were road legal, but what about insurance?

Range was 10-14 miles and charging time was 3-6 hours. I quite fancy one for the summer and will take it to work (four miles) and charge it TO the company

Anyone got one/had one? Did they last? Did you get pulled y the law. I guess they're no different to these disabled things you see sometimes (with those tall plastic hoods).

Grateful for any info




Thanks

Mike

[SUPERFLID]

Probably right about being the same as disabled scooters. If so, speed limits are 4 mph on the pavement and 8 mph on the road, which means that mine has been over the limit by 39 mph (without plastic cover, if it's raining I'll be in the car!)
Insurance not compulsory for disabled scooters, but is advisable for nutters.........

[jmorgan]

Wasn't it the same for the C5?

[smeagol]

jmorgan said: Wasn't it the same for the C5?

Yep I think you're right, the limit of speed was what killed it. They do look good for a giggle.

Out of interest I've also seen petrol driven ones (tiny lawn mover thing) on both scooters and skateboards. Are they also limited to speed or do they have to be insured etc.

[jmorgan]

smeagol said:

jmorgan said: Wasn't it the same for the C5?

Yep I think you're right, the limit of speed was what killed it. They do look good for a giggle.

Didn't stop a guy near me using it for daily transport after getting done for drink driving. 20 miles or so each way

[smeagol]

jmorgan said:
Didn't stop a guy near me using it for daily transport after getting done for drink driving. 20 miles or so each way

I can remember a program (I think it was spitting image) that showed a truck driver sticking stickers of C5s on the side of a truck as he ran them over. 20 miles is a long way I seem to remember that you had to pedal them uphill

[jmorgan]

smeagol said:

jmorgan said:
Didn't stop a guy near me using it for daily transport after getting done for drink driving. 20 miles or so each way

I can remember a program (I think it was spitting image) that showed a truck driver sticking stickers of C5s on the side of a truck as he ran them over. 20 miles is a long way I seem to remember that you had to pedal them uphill

Yep, 2 big long hills. He had the rain cover and the stick out thingy that looked liked a target from the Golden Shot. Left a bit, right a bit....SQUELCH

>> Edited by jmorgan on Sunday 24th November 22:20

[MikeyT]

So what's the consensus then? It's legal on the road? Please reassure me before I consider shelling out 200 sovs and four miles of power cable

[iguana]

We have discussed this one before on here somewhere, but I cant be arsed to look for the thread. I *think* the answer was the electric ones are legal on the road but petrol ones would need MOTs lights and an SVA test etc.

[Pelo]

hehehe my mates dad runs a pharmacy and sells the old peoples electric scooters, he took one out for a blat along the lakefront and we rode it to my house, jeez did we get some funny looks!!! especially since we were dressed all in black and wearing hoodies, very dodgy-looking indeed!
The things you do as bored teens eh...

[DavidP]

When I bought mine, they said that they are covered by the mobility regulations that also cover leccy wheelchairs (therefore ok on the pavement). I was told that the petrol ones are pretty much illegal everywhere because they would need tax, mot, sva authorisation etc. I don't wear a helmet.
Happy buzzing
edited to make sense


>> Edited by DavidP on Monday 25th November 09:35