Transport: Electric Scooter Trial

Arlen Hill Borough Council

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Electrical scooters (also known as e-scooters) come under the category of “powered transporters”. This also covers a range of other personal transport devices which are powered by a motor.
“Powered transporters” fall within the legal definition of a motor vehicle under the Road Traffic Act 1988. Therefore, the rules that apply to motor vehicles, also apply to e-scooters.
As a motor vehicle, they must comply with various pieces of Road Traffic Legislation, including but not limited to:
  • driving with a licence
  • driving/riding with insurance
  • driving/riding other than on a road
  • need to be taxed

It is not currently possible to get appropriate insurance for privately owned e-scooters, meaning it is illegal to use them on the road or in public spaces.

This page shows a map of Arlen Hill and its wards. The colour coding of the wards inidicates whether an e-scooter trial is currently in place, about to be in place, or is not set to be in place. They key is as follows:

  • Green = trial currently in place
  • Orange = trial expected this year
  • Red = no plans for a trial to take place

Click on the layers of the map below to find out the names of the wards and whether they are currently, or will be, part of a trial. 

Interactive Map

This page shows a map of Arlen Hill and its wards. The colour coding of the wards inidicates whether an e-scooter trial is currently in place, expected to be in place, or is not set to be in place for the near future.

Wards that are currently included in the trial are:

  1. Central Arlen Hill
  2. Kingsway
  3. Milkstone and Deeplish

Those that have been prpoposed to be in trial within the next year are:

  1. Castleton
  2. Milnrow and Newhey

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