Who Can Ride an Electric Motorcycle or Scooter on the Road?
Can you Ride?
The EV2000R & Horwin EK1 scooters are restricted to 30mph, so the law treats them as a 50cc petrol scooter.
Whereas the Artisan EV0, EVC, ES1-Pro, Horwin EK3, CR6 & CR6-Pro are categorised as A1, so the law treats them as 125cc petrol equivalent motorcycles.
Licence Requirements –
50cc Petrol Equivalent Requirements:
- A rider aged 16 and over with a provisional moped licence and a CBT (compulsory basic training certificate) OR
- Anyone with a full car licence issued after Feb 1st 2001 and a CBT (compulsory basic training certificate) OR
- Anyone with a full car licence issued before Feb 1st 2001 OR
- Anyone with any class of full motorcycle or moped driving licence
125cc Petrol Equivalent Requirements:
- A rider aged 17 and over with a provisional licence and a CBT (compulsory basic training certificate) OR
- Anyone with a full car licence issued after Feb 1st 2001 and a CBT (compulsory basic training certificate) OR
- A rider with an “A1” or “A2” or “A” motorcycle licence
Other Requirements:
- Riders must wear a helmet and the scooter needs to be registered, display a number plate and (once it’s three years old) an MOT.
- Compulsory insurance
- We’d also recommend cool looking protective clothing and gloves!
Passengers?
- For the 50cc rider, if you have passed a car or moped or motorbike driving test, you don’t have to display L-Plates and can carry a passenger.
- For the 125cc rider, once you have passed your motorbike driving test, you don’t have to display L-Plates and can carry a passenger.
- If you have passed an A1 motorcycle driving test, you don’t have to display L-Plates and can carry a passenger.
What You Don’t Need:
- Vehicle Excise Duty or “Road Tax” as electric motorcycles qualify for a free road fund licence
- Noisy, smelly, expensive petrol!
For Full Details:
Visit the gov.uk websites for full details –