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Trials of rental e-scooters extended for a fifth time

Deniz Huseyin
30 July 2025
E-scooter trials are running in 18 regions across England
E-scooter trials are running in 18 regions across England
 

The Government has extended trials of rental e-scooters for a fifth time, taking the deadline to May 2028.

Rental e-scooter trials were launched in July 2020 and were initially intended to run until November 2021. They had already been extended four times, and were due to finish in May 2026.

The DfT said the extra two years will help fill evidence gaps and gather new learning around e-scooter safety as well as assessing the impact of local area characteristics and how e-scooters contribute to...

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