Hundreds in Greater Manchester call for 'urgent' action on E-scooters

They are calling for action

Tom Burnett Content Editor

22:49, 18 Jun 2025Updated 22:51, 18 Jun 2025

Police have launched a major crackdown on scooters being ridden illegally There are calls for action on e-scooters (Image: Cambridgeshire Constabulary)

Hundreds of people in Greater Manchester are calling for ‘urgent’ action on e-scooters.

More than 400 people in the region have signed a petition to Parliament calling for more regulation, including a ban on passengers, helmets and strict punishments for those breaching the law using the vehicles.

While more than 600 people across the UK have signed the petition so far, a majority are in Manchester – with 390 in the Wythenshawe and Sale East alone.

The petition, launched on Wednesday (June 18), states: “We are calling on the government to urgently legislate for: a ban on e-scooters for under-18s; mandatory e-scooter licencing, insurance, helmets and safety equipment; a ban on carrying passengers; and stricter punishments for those breaching or allowing breaches of laws related to e-scooters.

“We think there is insufficient regulation around the sale and use of e-scooters. We believe the law continues to be broken without sufficient punishment and more collisions.

“Currently, e-scooters can be sold to people of all ages, leaving open the possibility that they may be used by children.”

List of Greater Manchester constituencies where people have signed the petition (those not listed have no signatories as of publication):

Altrincham and Sale West: 24

Ashton-under-Lyne: 7

Blackley and Middleton South: 3

Bolton North East: 4

Bolton South and Walkden: 4

Bolton West: 2

Cheadle: 14

Gorton and Denton: 7

Hazel Grove: 16

Heywood and Middleton North: 1