Police have pledged to take action on illegal e-scooter use after new figures showed more than 70 collisions involving the vehicles were reported in Nottinghamshire last year. Government data shows that of those incidents in 2021, 37 involved privately-owned vehicles, which are not legally allowed on public roads, pavements or cycle lanes.
The only exception to the law is using rental e-scooters as part of Government-run trials of e-scooters, which are currently taking place in around 30 areas, including Nottingham. Last year, 33 e-scooter crashes in Nottinghamshire were known to be part of rental schemes.
The figures released by the Government are based on police force areas and Nottinghamshire's overall total of 74 incidents is the second worst in the country. The worst is the Metropolitan Police area, with 510 incidents.
