A bill to amend the Road Traffic Act 1988, the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 and the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 to regulate cycling.
House of Lords
30 April 2026
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The Regulation of Cycling Bill would establish a licensing and registration system for cycling in Great Britain. It creates two licence classes—Class A for non-motorised cycles and Class B for powered cycles—with training requirements and penalties, and it links cycling to driving licences while offering a separate two-year, fee-free licence for non-drivers. It also requires insurance for cycle users, registers cycles, broadens the definition of what counts as a cycle (to include e-scooters and other powered devices), and lets the Secretary of State set details; the bill applies to England, Wales and Scotland.
The Bill is at its first reading in the Lords (introduced 11 February 2025). There are no recorded amendments in the public trail yet; the next step is the 2nd reading in the Lords.
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11 Feb 2025
The 2024-26 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
The Regulation of Cycling Bill would create a comprehensive licensing and registration regime for cycling, introducing two classes of cycling licence (Class A for non-motorised cycles, Class B for powered cycles) with training requirements and penalties; driving licences would cover cycling and a separate licence could be issued to non-drivers with a two-year fee-free start. It would require cycle users to have insurance and would register cycles, with fees to follow after an initial grace period. It also broadens the definition of cycle to include electric scooters, self-balancing personal transporters, cargo bikes and other powered devices, and sets age-based exemptions and disqualifications, with the Secretary of State free to regulate details; the Bill applies to England, Wales and Scotland.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
