POLICE in Allerdale have reported an increase in reports of young people using e-scooters on footpaths, in the park, and around the town centre.
Allerdale Neighbourhood Policing Team was discussing the issues in the Keswick area with partner agencies today and issued a warning about e-scooters to the public.
A spokesperson for Allerdale Neighbourhood Policing Team said: "We’d like to take this opportunity to remind everyone (especially parents/guardians) that it is a criminal offence to ride any privately owned electric scooter in public including on roads, parks and pavements."
Cumbria is not one of the pilot areas where e-scooters are being trialled, it is therefore illegal to use them on a public road.
As they can't legally be insured, police are under no obligation to return them after they have been seized and they can be sent to a recycling centre to be crushed.
The Allerdale Police spokesperson said that the seizure of an e-scooter "would result in a release and impound fee being applied."
"If anyone is in doubt as to whether they are riding legally or not," they said, "please feel free to speak to any police officer."
More information can also be found on the Government website at: www.gov.uk/guidance/my-safety-e-bikes-and-e-scooters-battery-charging
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