Police from two separate forces on the Wirral Peninsula are warning about scooters and their unlawful use on the highway.
Native Wirral Police, a part of Merseyside Police, and Ellesmere Port Police, a part of Cheshire Police, have each warned about electrical scooters and the way they’ve the ability to confiscate them.
E-scooters can solely legally be ridden on non-public land on account of a scarcity of indicators and no quantity plates.
Wirral Police has mentioned there are a selection of points with the usage of e-scooters round New Ferry, saying they’re linked to anti-social behaviour and drug use.
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On Monday, April 19, Wirral Police detained two males and seized two electrical scooters, they mentioned: “Lately members of the group raised concern relating to youths smoking hashish and driving electrical scooters anti-socially in New Ferry.
“This night officers detained two younger males driving unlawful e-scooters and recovered hashish from their possession.”
Following this, Ellesmere Port Police needed to clear up confusion round e-scooters and the place they are often ridden.
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They mentioned: “They [e-scooters] are at present solely authorized to experience on non-public land with the landowner’s permission, or as a part of a Authorities trial.
“Officers are reminding those that driving an e-scooter in public when it isn’t a part of an authorised trial is in opposition to the legislation, and can lead to penalty factors, a high quality and seizure of the car.
“E-scooters are labeled as Private Gentle Electrical Autos (PLEVs), so they’re handled as a motorized vehicle and topic to the identical authorized necessities resembling MOT, licensing, tax and insurance coverage.
“As e-scooters don’t have quantity plates, sign skill and don’t all the time have a visual rear mild, they’ll’t be used legally on the roads.
“We’ve got the powers to grab the e-scooters, please ensure you hold e-scooters on non-public land, with the landowner’s permission, to make sure this doesn’t occur to you.”
