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E-scooter warnings issued ahead of Christmas

Aimee Dexter
Cambridgeshire Constabulary Rows of e-scooters on the back of a low-loader lorry which is parked on a road next to a pavement.Cambridgeshire Constabulary

The emergency service have issued pre-Christmas warnings about the risks of e-scooters.

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has attended more than two dozen fires caused by batteries in the last few years, leading to three deaths and eight injuries reported, and it said some of those batteries were in e-scooters and e-bikes.

It said people should "buy with care" and stick to reputable manufacturers.

Meanwhile, Cambridgeshire Police, which continues to seize illegal e-scooters, said they could reach speeds that put children at risk.

The only e-scooters allowed to be ridden in public are those in official council schemes.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary PC Boddington has short light brown hair and is standing in his uniform and smiling. He is standing between two marked police cars and against a wall. There is a sign in the background that says "Marked Police Vehicles Only".Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Adrian Boddington said he had attended incidents where lithium batteries had caught fire and said they were "hard to extinguish"

PC Adrian Boddington warned people considering buying e-scooters as Christmas presents that children were "more vulnerable as a result of collisions".

He added that if riders were stopped by police, the vehicles could be seized.

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