Private e-scooter warning as police seize vehicle on Bath Road
06:36PM, Thursday 06 January 2022
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Thames Valley Police has warned people against using private e-scooters on public land after catching a rider today on the A4 Bath Road.
The force said it had previously warned the rider after they were spotted using a private e-scooter on December 21.
Officers spotted the two-wheeler enthusiast riding down the middle of the A4 Bath Road in Burnham today and seized the vehicle.
A statement from the Thames Valley Roads Policing account on Twitter said: “Private e-scooters cannot be ridden publicly, you cannot make them road legal or insure them.
“Don’t waste your money.”
Residents are able to use the orange e-scooters available under the council’s active travel partnership with Neuron Mobility.
The rider of this #EScooter was given a warning in Dec21 but was seen riding down the middle of the A4 Bath Road, Burnham
— TVP Roads Policing (@tvprp) January 6, 2022
Seized and rider reported
Private E-’s CANNOT be ridden publicly, you cannot make them road legal or insure them. Don’t waste your #P0916 #P0129 pic.twitter.com/4vNmMzyJPL
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SpeakasIfind
14:15, 11 January 2022
I'm confused. They're illegal if they're private ,but legal and available from the council for a fee. Why are the council scooters legal? I see these scooters used all the time, i seldom see them wearing a helmet. Why dont we just ban them from Slough altogether?
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