FOI 107594
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 107594
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 16th August 2021. Please find below the response to your request:
Please provide the following information about police seizures of e-scooters.
1. The total number of e-scooters seized on roads by this police force, broken down by month since January 2018
2. The total monetary amount collected in fines from e-scooter riders, broken down by month since January 2018
3. The total number of e-scooters seized on roads since January 2018, broken down by lower-tier local authority
- The 5 streets with the most e-scooter seizures in this police force area since January 2018, and how many people were stopped at each
Reply:-
1.The total number of e-scooters seized on roads by this police force, broken down by month since January 2018
2018 – No seizures for E Scooters Recorded
2019 – No seizures for E Scooters Recorded
2020 – November 1
2021 – January 0
February 2
March 0
April 0
May 3
June 2
July 4
August 3
2.The total monetary amount collected in fines from e-scooter riders, broken down by month since January 2018
To date the amount of fines collected via fixed penalty notices is £0.
(November 2020 - £660 fine imposed by the Magistrates’ Court on a defendant riding an E-scooter for no insurance
August 2021 – Fixed penalty notice issued to an E-scooter rider for no insurance. No outcome recorded yet.)
3.The total number of e-scooters seized on roads since January 2018, broken down by lower-tier local authority
2020 – November 1 – North Worcestershire
2021 –February 2 2 x North Worc
May 3 3 x North Worc
June 2 1 x Herefordshire
1 x North Worc
July 4 2 x North Worcs
1 x Herefordshire
1 x North Worcs
August 3 1 x North Worcs
2 x Telford & Wrekin
- The 5 streets with the most e-scooter seizures in this police force area since January 2018, and how many people were stopped at each
Unable to answer as the information is not held specifically on the system used to retrieve the information.