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Electric bikes and rules for riding them

You can ride an electric bike, or an 'electrically assisted pedal cycle' (EAPC), without a license or insurance if you're 14 or over.

An electric bike:

If your electric bike fails to meet any of these requirements it needs to be taxed and insured as either a motorcycle or a moped.

What is an e-scooter?

E-scooters are classed as motor vehicles under the Road Traffic Act 1988. This means the rules that apply to motor vehicles, also apply to e-scooters including the need to have a licence and insurance.

Owning your own e-scooter

It's NOT currently possible to get insurance for privately owned e-scooters. This means it’s illegal to use them on the road or in public spaces, such as parks, street pavements, and shopping centres.

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We are using various methods to tackle Illegal bikes and e-scooters. 

Does someone own one on your street … tell us with the complete confidence that no one will know who told us. 

Do this by either replying to this message  or dropping an email to your local NHP team  WestlancsNPT@lancashire.police.uk – with as much information as possible BUT we can make enquires with just an address of the device. 

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People’s Voice: Understanding community diversity to help us provide the best service to our communities, ​Help us to improve our service to your local community – we are looking for Volunteers 

Lancashire is a very diverse county, and it is important that we proactively seek to understand how different communities feel about living in Lancashire and how they feel about being policed by Lancashire Constabulary. 

Our People’s Voice programme so far, has been hugely beneficial in better understanding our communities. We have also been able to listen to the lived experiences of individuals who have been victims of crime and those who have been involved in crime, to understand their thoughts about their interactions with Lancashire Police.

Continually building relationships with our growing, diverse communities and listening to their voices, and listening to the views of victims, will enable us to better meet their needs and provide the best quality of service we can to everyone.

Peoples Voice is about the public sharing their lived experiences to help us to learn and improve. 

If you feel you could help, please reply to this message. 

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