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Title: Electric scooters
Post by: mystical_goat on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 17:34:04
Does anyone here own one?

I need to sell my car (anyone interested in a 2016 Mini JCW?!) and rather than replacing it I was thinking of getting an electric scooter. The savings would be huge.


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: Jimmy HaveHave on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 17:36:50
If not a electric scoooter maybe consider an electric bike 


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: JBZ on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 19:31:14
Buy a moped


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: mystical_goat on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 06:16:11
If not a electric scoooter maybe consider an electric bike 

Am considering that too but also hoping they change the law on scooters soon.
Buy a moped
That’d remove some of the cost savings as I’d have to pay for Road tax, fuel, insurance and MOT (?).


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: Samdy Gray on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 06:21:04
Will you use the electric scooter on the road or the pavement?

Both are equal nuisances.


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: 4D on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 06:34:08
How will you cover a claim if you crash?


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: JBZ on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 06:35:09
Am considering that too but also hoping they change the law on scooters soon.That’d remove some of the cost savings as I’d have to pay for Road tax, fuel, insurance and MOT (?).

Don't call it road tax as someone (usually a keen push bike rider) will take the opportunity to tell you that this has not existed since the 1930s.

I suspect that a ICE powered moped offers costs savings over the motor car.  Alternatively, there are a number of electric scooters on the market. Yes, you will need insurance and an MOT etc but there are good reasons for that.


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: mystical_goat on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 07:05:12
Will you use the electric scooter on the road or the pavement?

Both are equal nuisances.

I'd use it the same way as a bicycle or e-bicycle, so both. On my route I'd mostly be on a (very generous) cycle path beside a dual carriageway, I'm not going to be terrorising pedestrians or holding up traffic.

That’d remove some of the cost savings as I’d have to pay for Road tax, fuel, insurance and MOT (?).

I was wrong about road 'tax'; there's £0 on an electric moped.


I suspect that a ICE powered moped offers costs savings over the motor car.  

I forgot about the CBT too. Would I be able to ride it on an L plate for a bit, is that still a thing? The cheapest electric mopeds are the price of the bottom of the top range electric scooters, about £2k. I have a couple bookmarked.

How will you cover a claim if you crash?
I won't crash  :toocool:

As they're not legal I doubt anyone will insure against them. Do e-bike riders have personal and 'vehicle' insurance? Almost all will only have the bike on their home insurance, at best, which only protects against theft and not collisions.


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: JBZ on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 07:20:11
Lexmoto offer a number of electric mopeds and might be worth a look. I looked at one last year.

I think that you need to do the CBT if you passed your test after early 2001.  However, I am not up to date on the rules.


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: Nomoreheroes on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 07:28:01
As a proper cyclist I have 3rd party insurance through British Cycling.


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: Samdy Gray on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 08:12:02
I'd use it the same way as a bicycle or e-bicycle, so both. On my route I'd mostly be on a (very generous) cycle path beside a dual carriageway, I'm not going to be terrorising pedestrians or holding up traffic.

Err, get a bicycle then? Cut your motoring costs and get fit at the same time. Win win.


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: horlock07 on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 08:35:31
As a proper cyclist I have 3rd party insurance through British Cycling.

As do I through Cycling UK.

Its the thing that always seems to get missed by people clamouring that cyclists don't pay road tax (most would be happy to pay it calculated at the same rate it is calculated for cars) and insurance (most regular cyclists have it through one way or the other, what you would actually be mainly doing is ensuring that little Johnny down the road doesn't ride his bike to school!)


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: 4D on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 08:39:17
Get a Sinclair C5.


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: horlock07 on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 09:00:04
Get a Sinclair C5.

Be cheaper to buy a car these days!


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: 4D on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 09:17:45
I didn't realise Sir Clive died last year.


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: Batch on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 09:30:32
I didn't realise Sir Clive died last year.

He's probably still loading into heaven


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: horlock07 on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 09:34:24
He's probably still loading into heaven

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtBoRp_cSxQ


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: 4D on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 09:46:10
Load"" or Load""code?


Title: Re: Electric scooters
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, May 5, 2022, 09:55:25
I didn't realise Sir Clive died last year.
Its in the "snuffed it thread", I met him a few times int he late 80s, he was exactly as you would imagine he was. The word Boffin was written for him :D