Thousands of electric scooters have been seized by police as the Labour Party government looks at new laws and restrictions. Police have taken roughly 5,800 e-scooters off UK roads for failng to meet key safety requirements.

The petition detailed: "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."

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