A bill to amend the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 to create criminal offences relating to dangerous, careless or inconsiderate cycling and cycling without compulsory insurance, in particular applying to pedal cycles, electrically assisted pedal cycles and electric scooters; to publish an annual report on cycling offences; and to require a review of the impact of the dangerous use of electric scooters on other road users.
House of Lords
30 April 2026
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The Lords bill would create new criminal offences for dangerous cycling that causes death or serious injury, and for careless or inconsiderate cycling that causes death. It also expands what counts as a cycle to include electric scooters and other powered transporters, and would require compulsory insurance for cycle use. It requires a government review of e-scooter trials and potential regulation of privately owned scooters, plus annual reporting on cycling offences and insurance compliance; the measures would apply across England, Wales and Scotland and come into force six months after the Act is passed.
Originating in the Lords, the bill is currently at 1st Reading in the Lords (publication 17 Dec 2024). The next stage is a 2nd Reading in the Lords; no committee or amendments are recorded in the available document trail.
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17 Dec 2024
The 2024-26 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
The Bill would create new offences for death or serious injury caused by dangerous cycling (and for death caused by careless or inconsiderate cycling), bringing cycling offences in line with other road offences. It broadens ‘a cycle’ to include electric scooters and other powered personal transporters, and would require compulsory insurance for cycle use, with regulations to define the broader terms. It also orders a government review of e-scooter trials and the potential legalisation and regulation of privately owned scooters, plus annual reporting on cycling offences and insurance compliance; the measures apply to England, Wales and Scotland and would come into force six months after the Act is passed.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
