88V8 wrote:Unless the govt is willing to go down the line of bike number plates & registration it's pretty hard to enforce, it will take a good few accidents to make anything happen.
V8
Illegal e-bikes already require registration plates, insurance, and the rider to wear a helmet because they are not bikes but mopeds.
The biggest risk with riding an illegal e-bike (including home modifications) or illegal electric scooters is having an accident that causes personal injury to someone else.
Unlike hitting someone when riding a normal bike (or a legal e-bike) when your home insurance will cover you under the public legal responsibility section, that section always excludes injuries caused by you using a vehicle that has to be registered with the DVLA - which the illegal e-bikes are required to be.
Now if you are a ‘person of straw’ riding an illegal e-bike then fine as you have nothing to lose from someone suing you for the personal injury claim. But if you actually have some assets then wave goodbye to them.