E-scooter pilots in doubt as DfT frees authority areas to end them

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E-scooter pilots in doubt as DfT frees authority areas to end them

Pilot schemes trialling e-scooters could abandon them if there is local opposition, says DfT.

End of the road? E-scooter trials are no longer compulsory says DfT

Date - 7th July 2022
By - Chris Smith

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The future of pilot schemes considering the legalisation of E-scooters has been thrown into doubt. The Department for Transport has extended the end date for 30 trials in England – and accepted that the areas running them can abandon them...

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